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Chronicle of the 9-week strike by the kaolin workers of Plémet. The film emphasizes the particular nature of such a strike in a rural commune and in a sector of the old Breton proletariat: that of subsoil mining, almost entirely liquidated after the closure of the Hennebont forges.
- Release Date
01 January 1973
- DirectingJean-Louis Le Tacon
- Budget
$0.00
- Revenue
$0.00
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