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Borinage
IDFA 2008

Borinage

Joris Ivens, Henri Storck
Belgium
1934
36 min
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A classic of the social documentary genre, and a vehement indictment of the consequences of the miners' strike on families. Hard social confrontations between labour and capital are shown in a raw, anti-aesthetic style.

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    Eye Film Institute Netherlands
    Eye Film Institute Netherlands