Germinal
Who needs God and Heaven? We can change this lousy world.
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9/29/1993Runtime
160 minsOverview
It's mid 19th century, north of France. The story of a coal miner's town. They are exploited by the mine's owner. One day the decide to go on strike, and then the authorities repress them.
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A sweeping, earnest portrait of workers pushed to rebellion against impossible odds. Germinal immerses you in the grinding hardship and collective fury of a mining town, balancing intimate human struggles with epic social upheaval.
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Jean Carmet
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Judith Henry
Catherine Maheu
Jean-Roger Milo
Antoine Chaval
Gérard Depardieu
Toussaint Maheu
Laurent Terzieff
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Bernard Fresson
Victor Deneulin
Jean-Pierre Bisson
Rasseneur
Jacques Dacqmine
Philippe Hennebeau
Anny Duperey
Mrs. Hennebeau
Gérard Croce
Maigrat
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