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Kids from the Coal Land: A Letter to Henri Storck is a film of genre Documentary directed by Patric Jean

Kids from the Coal Land: A Letter to Henri Storck (2000)

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The kids of the coal mine: A letter to Henri Storck (original title: Les enfants du Borinage - Lettre a Henri Storck) is a 1999 documentary film by director Patric Jean about the former mining district Borinage in the Walloon region of Belgium.

The film is a follow up/homage to Henri Storck's previous 1933 documentary about the Borinage, Misère au Borinage.

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Sur les traces des grands documentaristes Henri Storck et Joris Ivens, Patric Jean met en parallèle deux époques (1933-1999) et déplore en cette fin de siècle une misère toujours présente…, pire, intolérable aujourd’hui. Sous forme de lettre-vidéo adressée à Henri Storck, sa caméra s’attarde dans les familles, dans les quartiers, auprès des responsables politiques locaux pour illustrer la transmission de la misère intellectuelle et de la pauvreté d'une génération à l'autre. Ce qui étonne, c'est le silence qui entoure les pauvres : à force d’être méprisés, ils se méprisent eux-mêmes. Ils souffrent, en silence, dans une violence de tous les jours.

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