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.
Germinal is of 2 hour(s) and 40 minute(s). It is Produced By: Renn Productions, France 2 Cinéma, DD Productions. It was released on 1993-09-29. It has the tagline: Who needs God and Heaven? We can change this lousy world. It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
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