Borinage

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Documentary

Overview

Henri Storck and Joris Ivens’ landmark of social documentary, blending staged scenes with locals and on-the-spot reportage to depict the 1932 miners’ strike in Belgium’s Borinage—evictions, hunger, and police repression—transforming outrage into a call for solidarity.

Keywords

labor union
strike
miners strike
crisis
coal miner

Details

Status: Released
Release date: June 12, 1934
Original language: French
Spoken languages: French
Countries: Belgium
Director: Henri Storck,Joris Ivens
Writer: Henri Storck,Joris Ivens,Pierre Vermeylen,André Thirifays
Cinematography: Henri Storck,Joris Ivens
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0023828