a most film make in hollywood be and this film have a certain degree of fiction attach to it . even so and i do enjoy the acting and the scene move along very nicely . however and as much a i enjoy holly hunter act and i really do not enjoy see her on screen consider her extreme leave wing view and hate of anti communist . she be one of a handful of actor that refuse to honor the great director and elia kazan and when he be honor by the academy . what do kazan do wrong in her mind . he identify known communist in the film industry when order to do so by not only the film company but also under penalty of perjury by congress . kazan do his constitutional duty by identify those that be act in the capacity a agent of the soviet union . so and holly hunter protest kazan for something that happen 50 year ago . i think there be many fine actress that could have play hunter role and because of her anti american position and i think the role should have be give to someone else . otherwise and i would have rat the film high . lastly and the closing epilogue state that only half of coal miner be unionized and a if that be a crime in of itself . the reality be that non unionized coal worker prosper as well if not well and clearly the film maker be try to suggest otherwise inspite of this fact . so and yes and the film be make a partly a piece of propaganda . the fact be that since the 1950 the umwa ( the union in the film ) have be steadily lose ground in a very quiet war against non union coal producer . by 1980 the industry of coal production amount to more than fifty percent of non union worker . however and even with the little propaganda and holly hunter inclusion in the film and i still recommend this film .