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Kids from the Coal Land: A Letter to Henri Storck
Kids from the Coal Land: A Letter to Henri Storck

KIDS FROM THE COAL LAND: A LETTER TO HENRI STORCK

Les enfants du Borinage - Lettre à Henri Storck

Directed by Patric Jean
Belgium, 1999
Documentary

Synopsis

In 1933 Henri Storck and Joris Ivens made the film MISÈRE AU BORINAGE, dealing with the poverty and miserable working conditions in the Borinage. Patric Jean was born here, so with this film he not only follows Storck and Ivens in their footsteps, he also searches for his own roots.

Synopsis

In 1933 Henri Storck and Joris Ivens made the film MISÈRE AU BORINAGE, dealing with the poverty and miserable working conditions in the Borinage. Patric Jean was born here, so with this film he not only follows Storck and Ivens in their footsteps, he also searches for his own roots.