Ed Meza @edmezavarSwitzerland’s Cognito Films has re-teamed with German shingle Elemag Pictures on a human drama about a group of pit workers coming to terms with the closure of Germany’s last coal mine.“Once We Were Pitmen” accompanies five miners on a bittersweet journey against the backdrop of climate change, Germany’s energy transition away from fossil fuels and even gender identity.
The film focuses on a motley crew that includes proud old-school miners, a Sri Lankan immigrant, an eternal bachelor who lives with his mother, and a transwoman who finds the ideal opportunity to embrace the life she has long sought.The protagonists’ stories present universal topics, the sense of belonging, loss and the search for identity, said Cognito.
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