Kamarati

The documentary brings a historical review of the Venetian, Austrian, Italian and Yugoslav period of mining in Labin, Croatia, but also the vision of the future use of the mine. The stories of miners, engineers and people closely related to mining give the insight to the one of the most difficult professions in human history. Almost a military discipline and a close relationship among miners may be compared to a relationship between comrades in a war. Utmost solidarity, loyalty and eternal connection spanned over the years, even after their working days were over. It's always been a source of pride for Labin, locals say without hesitation that they were far ahead of their time. Mining had affected the flow of population into the area of Labin and Rasa. The film deals with the phenomenon of inter-ethnic tolerance of the highest level, Miners' specific relationships and behavior had created a culture that can set an example in the nowadays. Images, footage and archives material provided that the history is not forgotten. Mining fed the Labin area and secured it a place in the historical map of Istria.