Ironeaters (Lohakhor)
Director: Shaheen Dill-Riaz, 2007, Bangladesh/Germany, 85min
Venue: The British Museum – BP Theatre
UK Première
“Have no fear of the sea, it will bring you fruits.”
Chittagong in southern Bangladesh – a graveyard for the West’s run-down or obsolete ships, massive vessels driven onto the beaches and left to be taken apart by hand using only the most basic tools. Poor farmers escaping the regular famine in the north of the country travel south to get work. Barefoot and with no masks or safety equipment, they work in the yards under incredibly dangerous conditions – razor-sharp metal hidden in the mud and sand, surrounded by poisonous chemicals. An army of ants dismantling 75,000-tonne ships for a dollar a day.
An award-winning documentary featuring beautiful footage of the monolithic ship-yards.
Followed by a discussion with director Shaheen Dill-Riaz
TICKETS
£3.00 from The British Museum Box office
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