Workingman's Death

Workingman's Death

A documentary on the extremes to which workers will go to earn a living.

Directed by Michael Glawogger

Produced by OFI, ORF

2005122 min7.0 / 10

A sobering, unflinching documentary that confronts the brutal realities of manual labor across the global working class, asking urgent questions about dignity, invisibility, and human cost.

Is heavy manual labour disappearing or is it just becoming invisible? Where can we still find it in the 21st century? Workingman's Death follows the trail of the HEROES in the illegal mines of the Ukraine, sniffs out GHOST among the sulphur workers in Indonesia, finds itself face to face with LIONS at a slaughterhouse in Nigeria, mingles with BROTHERS as they cut a huge oil tanker into pieces in Pakistan, and joins Chinese steel workers in hoping for a glorious FUTURE.

Questions people ask

  • Is Workingman's Death sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is Workingman's Death easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does Workingman's Death end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Workingman's Death violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.

  • Is Workingman's Death scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

56/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity55

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise46

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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