Matewan - The Criterion Collection (Blu-ray) El Perro Del Mar With a carefree outlook on

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Matewan - The Criterion Collection (Blu-ray) El Perro Del Mar With a carefree outlook onWritten and directed by John Sayles, this wrenching historical drama recounts the true story of a West Virginia coal town where the local miners struggle to form a union rose to the pitch of all out war in 1920. When Matewans miners go on strike, organizer Joe Kenehan (Chris Cooper, in his film debut) arrives to help them, uniting workers white and black, Appalachia born and immigrant, while urging patience in the face of the coal companys violent