Norma Rae

Norma Rae

The story of a woman with the courage to risk everything for what she believes is right.

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Release Date

3/2/1979

Runtime

110 mins

Genres

Overview

Norma Rae is a southern textile worker employed in a factory with intolerable working conditions. This concern about the situation gives her the gumption to be the key associate to a visiting labor union organizer. Together, they undertake the difficult, and possibly dangerous, struggle to unionize her factory.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$4,500,000

Revenue

$22,228,000

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A rousing portrait of one woman's transformation from resigned acceptance to righteous activism, fueled by solidarity and the realization that change is possible. The film pulses with the quiet dignity of ordinary people choosing to fight back.

Mood

DefiantHopefulTense

Themes

ClassJusticeRedemptionPowerFreedom

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

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