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Misère au Borinage

Misère au Borinage (French; ), also known as Borinage, is a 1934 Belgian documentary film directed by Henri Storck and Joris Ivens. Produced during the Great Depression, the film's theme is intensely socialist, covering the poor living conditions of workers, particularly coal miners, in the Borinage region of Hainaut Province in Belgium. It is considered a classic work of political cinema and has been described as "one of the most important references in the documentary genre".

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    author
    contentLocation Belgium
    director Henri Storck Joris Ivens
    editor Helen van Dongen
    genre political social
    theme documentary