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67% Critic Match
Germinal
“Who needs God and Heaven? We can change this lousy world.”
6.7 / 10• 1993• 2h 40m•NR• French
DramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Miou-Miou
'La Maheude'
Lead
Renaud
Étienne Lantier
Jean Carmet
Vincent Maheu, aka Bonnemort
Judith Henry
Catherine Maheu
Jean-Roger Milo
Antoine Chaval
Gérard Depardieu
Toussaint Maheu
Laurent Terzieff
Souvarine
Bernard Fresson
Victor Deneulin
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Claude Berri's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Germinal is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
