Country: Thailand
Directed by Jon Ungpakorn
A legendary moment in the history of Thai film making where Jon Ungpakorn give us on the screen the struggle of a few dozens young women for justice who, tired of the inhuman conditions of their work, occupy their factory and run it by themselves before get crushed by the police and the state. In a very crucial period for the Thai social struggle , when the workers all over the country stant for their rights with hundreds of strikes every year and the Communist party and the democratic ideas gained in popularity (but also the right wing elements of society arose brutal as never before), Ungpakorn chose to not connect the Hara factory incident with that huge and complex social and political background: he presents with simple and comprehensive way just the story of these workers and he let them speak a lot on camera . His choice is quite justified: the film it used latter as political tool be shown to other workers around the country in order to encourage them to stand and fight for their own rights
You can watch the full movie here but without subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_cautQNCE4
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