Borinage

Borinage
Directed byJoris Ivens
Directed by
Joris Ivens
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.
strike
crisis
labor union
coal miner
miners strike
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