ReMine, El Último Movimiento Obrero
ReMine, the Last Working Class Movement
What if the labor movement emerged during the industrial revolution
was still alive and awakened to fight the worst economic crisis? 4.000 miners go on an indefinite strike against the historic
cuts imposed by Spanish government. Protest to call the government's attention begin: dozens of roadblocks, stay-downs, pitched
battles in pit villages, rallies, demonstrations, “The Black March on Madrid” (five hundred kilometers). Protests are ignored
by the government but attract the support of the “Women of the Coal”, neighbors, and millions of workers in Spain, fuelling
class mobilizations in a country battered and worn down by policies of public austerity. But nothing is as before, not even
the representatives of the last working class movement.
Director's Biography
Marcos Martínez Merino, born in 1973, is a Spanish scriptwriter
and documentary filmmaker. His recent work, the short documentary A NOITE É NECESÁRIA, has been shown at several international
film festivals, such as the Mar del Plata International Film Festival. REMINE, THE LAST WORKING CLASS MOVEMENT is Merino’s
first feature film. It premiered and was awarded at the Seville European Film Festival in 2014. // Films (selection): REMINE,
EL ÚLTIMO MOVIMIENTO OBRERO (ReMine, the Last Working Class Movement, 2014, doc), A NOITE É NECESÁRIA (2014, short doc)
European
Panorama 2015
Marcos
Martínez Merino
Spain 2014
color
101
minutes
OV with English subtitles
Cinematography
Marcos M. Merino
Editing
Ana Pfaff
Sound/Sounddesign Óscar de Ávila
With Vincenzo Acerenza, Fabio Bottaferla, Luigi Esposito, Massimo Merlo, INNSE
Milan workers and supporters
Producer(s)
Marta F. Crestelo
Production
Marta F. Crestelo
martareminedoc@gmail.com