Harlan County War (film)

 Harlan County War  (2000) is a television film directed by Tony Bill and written by Peter Silverman. It aired on Showtime.

Plot
A Kentucky woman whose mine-worker husband is nearly killed in a cave-in, and whose father is slowly dying of black lung, joins the picket lines for a long, violent strike.

Principal cast

 * Holly Hunter as Ruby Kincaid
 * Stellan Skarsgård as Warren Jakopovich
 * Ted Levine as Silas Kincaid
 * Wayne Robson as Tug Jones
 * Alex House as Buddy Kincaid
 * Charlotte Arnold as Lucinda Kincaid
 * Ker Wells as Little Lee
 * Jennifer Irwin as Mary Ball
 * Rufus Crawford as Bill Worthington
 * Cliff Saunders as Lawrence Perkins
 * Deborah Pollitt as Ora Perkins
 * Tim Burd as Dillard Ball
 * Tom Harvey as Jerry Selvey
 * Reginald Doresa as Bronce Breckenridge
 * Helen Hughes as Aunt Melva Jones

Awards and nominations
Emmy Awards
 * Outstanding Actress Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (Hunter, nominated)

Golden Globe Awards
 * Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Film (Hunter, nominated)

Satellite Awards
 * Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film (Hunter, nominated)