Documentary · Belgium · 1934 · 36m

Borinage

Misère au Borinage

Borinage poster
Director
Joris IvensHenri Storck
Cast
Crew
Joris Ivens — Director of Photography Henri Storck — Director of Photography Helen van Dongen — Editor Joris Ivens — Writer Henri Storck — Writer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
strikecrisislabor unioncoal minerminers strike
Key Collaborators
Joris Ivens Director Henri Storck Director Joris Ivens Director of Photography Henri Storck Director of Photography Helen van Dongen Editor Joris Ivens Writer Henri Storck Writer
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