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Journey to the End of Coal is a french film of genre Documentary

Journey to the End of Coal (2008)

Journey to the End of Coal
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Journey to the End of Coal is a French web documentary directed by Samuel Bollendorff and Abel Segretin.

Based on the choose your own adventure principle, the interactive documentary tells the story of millions of Chinese coal miners who are risking their lives to satisfy their country’s appetite for economic growth.
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