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.
DirectorsJoris Ivens, Henri Storck
WritersHenri Storck, Joris Ivens, Pierre Vermeylen, André Thirifays
