Borinage

Original title: Misère au Borinage
Duration: 36 min
Release date: 1934-06-12
IMDB

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.

Documentary

Misère au Borinage

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