No idea how my life would have turned out with a different profession. But by now, mining is a part of me.” Trans* woman Martina is the only woman to have ever worked underground in German hard coal mining. As the closure of the mines looms, she moves to a salt mine. Her former colleagues, Locke and Langer, work their last shift – faces blackened with coal dust, one last shower, scrubbing a colleague’s back – before saying goodbye to an era and to each other. The film follows them through the transition to an uncertain future: new professions, new paths. A visually striking documentary narrative about farewell, deep camaraderie underground, and the challenge of building a new life.
A recommendation for all those wondering: What does the green transformation mean for those whose jobs disappear and who must find new directions? Where, with the energy transition, are identity and solidarity also lost? (JM)

Austrian Premiere