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So That You Can Live

Documentaries • Documentary, History, UR

The residues of history in the Welsh landscape plus the traditions of working class knowledge and solidarity are examined in this searching, moving film by political film collective Cinema Action. Charismatic union convener Shirley Butts assumes the focus, but her daughter's attempts to find work also feature as she reads from Raymond Williams and stares out at an imposing London skyline.

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Society, Industries, trades and crafts, Family
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Cinema Action director

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