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.
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Henri Storck Director · Joris Ivens Director Helen van Dongen Editor
United States release June 4, 2012 · Produced in Belgium · Original title Misère au Borinage
Production
Belgium
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Languages
Original title
Misère au Borinage
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Belgium · March 6, 1934
Premiere · Brussels (Casino St-Josse)
Belgium · June 12, 1934
Theatrical
United States · June 4, 2012
Limited theatrical · Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive
Czechia
April 13, 2002 · Premiere · One World Film Festival
Denmark
November 12, 2003 · Premiere · CPH:DOX
France
March 25, 1934
Greece
March 14, 2010 · Premiere · Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
March 26, 2010 · Limited theatrical · Greek Film Archive
Portugal
April 13, 1983 · Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Portuguesa
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