| 2022 – 6 x 52′ – Series – Drama.
Created by: Julien Lilti.
Based on the Novel by: Emile Zola
Written by: Julien Lilti, Loïc Barrère, Samir Oubechou, Chérif Saïs, Clémence Lebatteux, Maud Garnier,  Mélusine Laura Raynaud, Cheikna Sankaré.
Directed by: David Hourrègue.
Starring: Louis Peres, Guillaume de Tonquédec, Alix Poisson, Thierry Godard,  Natacha Lindinger, Sami Bouajila, Jonas Bloquet, Rose-Marie Perreault.
Official Selection Series Mania 2021.
Official Competition COLCOA 2021 (North American Premiere).
In French with English subtitles.
A Mhz Choice release. |

This highly ambitious, beautifully produced adaptation of Emile Zola’s great masterpiece takes us to a mining town in Northern France in the late 19th century.  The series depicts the harsh working conditions, dire poverty and life-and-death dangers the coal miners face, day in and day out, and the political commitment that inspires them to revolt and launch a brutal strike. Dazzling production values and forceful performances deftly bring Zola’s fierce world to life.  But this most recent reinterpretation of his monumental novel also gives prominence to several characters omitted from previous film adaptations, with a pointed emphasis on the position of women in society.

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