简介：AdiversegroupofpeoplefromdifferentnationalitiesstruggletoearnalivinginaBelgiancoal-miningtown.Hopingtofindabetterlife,thedreamsareshatteredwhencoalpriceshitanall-timelowandproductionwipesoutthemainindustryandlivelihoodoftheworkers.Thisdocumentary-stylefilmappearedattheCannesFilmFestivalin1963. Recognizedin1960,withtheFestivalofPoretta,inItaly,bytheneorealistscenariowriters(Rossellini,DeSica…),butrepudiatedbytheBelgiangovernmentwhichwillwithdrawitssupportforthescenariowriter,thefilmofMeyerwillremaininvisiblethirtyyears,beforere-examiningtheday.…