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The cordillera of the ch’tis

Documentary

After having extensively cycled through the Belgian mining basin where he was born, Bernard Gillain once again straddles his bike for several weeks of exploring a nearby foreign land, the “Cordillera Negra”, which commences at Bonsecours and ends just above Béthune.

He wants to witness how the former mining basin of the Nord-Pas de Calais has experienced the disappearance of the coal industry, how the working-class traditions and cultural riches linked to social diversity survived the coal mining operation, and how they have been used, reactivated, and reinterpreted to build a future.

The cordillera of the ch’tis

The cordillera of the ch’tis

Documentary

Year : 2011
Author-director : Bernard Gillain
Duration : 52 minutes
Distribution : France TV distribution - L’Harmattan


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Image: Jean-Claude Taburiaux

Sound: Benjamin Vandevielle

Editing: Marie-Dominique Danjou

In coproduction with IMAGINE production, France Télévisions and Pilipiligram.

With the participation of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée, the Community of Greater Hénin-Carvin, the Community of Greater Lens-Liévin and the Community of Greater Porte du Hainaut.