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Joe Hill

1 hr. 57 min. | Drama, Biographical, History | Pegi 13

In 1902 Joe Hill arrived to New York as a poor Swedish immigrant. He transformed his rage and disappointment into angry and pitiless songs which became a flag of labourers faithing against social inequality. USA revenged the songwriter with the trial for supposed murder and despite pleases for mercy he was executed in 1915. „Joe Hill“ is a ballade about a man who became a symbol of international labourer movement, a godfather by Bob Dylan and Joan Chandos Baez and created poetry as an arm to fight against cruel reality at the begining of the 20th century

"Translated by Eglė Voidogienė"

Languages
Swedish, English
Subtitles
English
Original title
Joe Hill
Produced
1971: Sweden, United States