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title: 'Misère au Borinage (1933)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Joris Ivens'
released: '1933-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 34
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'Belgium'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/misere-au-borinage-1933'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0023828/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Misère au Borinage (1933)

1933 · 34 min · Documentary · Belgium


## Synopsis

Misère au Borinage, 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".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Joris Ivens](https://cinepixo.com/people/joris-ivens), [Henri Storck](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-storck)
- **Screenplay:** [Joris Ivens](https://cinepixo.com/people/joris-ivens), [Henri Storck](https://cinepixo.com/people/henri-storck)
- **Director of Photography:** [Joris Ivens](https://cinepixo.com/people/joris-ivens)
- **Editor:** [Helen van Dongen](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-van-dongen)

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