Germinal

2021 - 2021

Episode 1

27th October 2021

Episode 1

In Montsou, the miners work hard and are not spared from accidents that sometimes prove fatal. Etienne Lantier, in his twenties, arrives from Lille to try and make his mark after a series of incidents. He is hired at the mine and discovers harsh working conditions. The newcomer is not insensitive to the charms of Catherine, also coveted by Chaval. La Maheude struggles to feed the ten family members living under her roof. Hennebeau, the mine owner, is accountable to the company for his management.

Episode 2

27th October 2021

Episode 2

Hennebeau announces to the miners that new work sites will be opened, but there are fewer of them than teams and the price of a skip is set too low. As anger rumbles, Etienne tries to convince the local residents to set up a solidarity fund. The Maheu family's grandfather is no longer fit for work, putting a severe strain on the already strained family budget. The Maheudes suggest that Etienne come and live with them in exchange for rent, a decision that does not sit well with Catherine.

Episode 3

3rd November 2021

Episode 3

The strike breaks out and is particularly well attended at all the pits. It even gained momentum in the face of inflexible management. It was the beginning of another hellish period on the horizon, that of hunger. The meagre savings of the revolting group would not last long. All the more so as the company has sent in its heavyweights, commanded by Bressan, to break up the movement. Faced with these threats, some decided to give up and head for the Jean Bart shaft, where the miners had not stopped work. Chaval, for example, forces Catherine - whom he now has under his thumb - to come with him. Faced with the risk of demobilization, Etienne manages to keep the miners together.

Episode 4

3rd November 2021

Episode 4

The march quickly took on the air of a revolution. At the Jean Bart shaft, strikers destroyed the installations, forcing the miners to the surface. The crowd of miners then headed for the other shafts. Everywhere they went, they engaged in acts of vandalism, despite their fear of the gendarmes. Tempers flared. The antagonism between Etienne and Chaval, who wants to break the strike, reaches a climax. They come to blows with knives. Catherine steps in and defends Chaval. Still in love, Etienne experiences this as a heartbreak.

Episode 5

10th November 2021

Episode 5

Despite all this suffering, the workers still refuse to give up the strike. Perceived as the strike leader by the authorities, Etienne had to go into hiding to escape the gendarmes. He only goes out at night to join his comrades. The situation takes a dramatic turn for the worse when Belgian workers arrive from overseas to restart production at Le Voreux.

Episode 6

10th November 2021

Episode 6

Etienne realized his failure and fell into despair. Some, like Maheude, don't want to give up, but they're in the minority. Most agreed to go back to work. But they don't know that Souvarine, true to his principles, has sabotaged the Voreux shaft. As the miners descend in the morning, an accident occurs.

Top Cast

Louis Peres•Thierry Godard•Alix Poisson

Director

David Hourrègue

Writer

Émile Zola

Drama

Hired in the Montsou mines, Étienne Lantier meets the Maheu family and falls in love with their daughter Catherine.

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Full Cast

Louis Peres

Étienne Lantier

Thierry Godard

Maheu

Alix Poisson

La Maheude

Rose-Marie Perreault

Catherine Maheu

Guillaume de Tonquédec

Philippe Hennebeau

Natacha Lindinger

Mme Hennebeau

Valéria Cavalli

Mme Grégoire

Marilou Aussilloux

Cécile Grégoire

Jonas Bloquet

Antoine Chaval

Steve Tientcheu

Rasseneur

Sami Bouajila

Victor Deneulin

Stefano Cassetti

Souvarine

Aliocha Schneider

Paul Négrel

Steve Driesen

Charles Bressan

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Luba Dépret

Alzire Maheu

Max Baissette de Malglaive

Jeanlin

Guillaume Arnault

Zacharie

Jean-Marie Frin

Bonnemort

Vincent Deniard

Bouteloup

Anne Conti

La Levaque

Anna Mihalcea

La Mouquette

Michel Masiero

Mouque

Raphaël Thiéry

Dansaert

Jérôme Keen

Mr. Grégoire

Éric Herson-Macarel

Pluchart

Jacques Schuler

Léopold

Amélia Lacquemant

Lydie

Simon Ferrante

Maigrat

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Sandrine Châtelain

Le Richomme

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Pascal Duclermortier

Pichot

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Tiphaine Gioira

Fleurance

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Damien Olivier

Richomme

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Lou Valentini

Rose

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Nastassia Girard

Nelly

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Éric Paul

Le Levaque

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Marie-Pierre Feringue

La brûlée

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David-Alexandre Berthier

Pierron

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Solenn Mazon

La Bonne

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Amaël Pamlard

Bébert Levaque

Arnaud Lechien

Chicot

Charles Lelaure

Le lieutenant

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Antoine Billaut

Jeune gendarme

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Thomas Baelde

Homme de Bressant 1

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Julien Lesage

Homme de Bressant 2

Sâm Mirhosseini

Homme de Bressant 3

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Iman Amara-Korba

Lucie Deneulin

Julien Lilti

Abbé Joire

Jack Claudany

Médecin de la compagnie

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Rémy Gence

Hippolyte

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Marie Polet

Invitée parisienne

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Pascal Goethals

M. Loyal

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Sebastien Colaert

Boxeur champion régional

Bruno Tuchszer

Médecin de la compagnie

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Quentin Barbosa

Mineur 1

Olivier Bayart

Mineur 2

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Willy Claeyssens

Mineur gréviste 1

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Renaud Merviel

Mineur gréviste 2

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Henri Botte

Charrier

Full Crew

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David Hourrègue

Director

Émile Zola

Writer

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Anouk Andaloro

Producer

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Carole Della Valle

Producer

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Alban Etienne

Producer

Constance Demontoy

Casting

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Audrey Ismaël

Original Music Composer

Xavier Dolléans

Director of Photography

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Jérémy Pitard

Editor

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Raphaël Péaud

Editor

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Isabelle Quillard

Production Design

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Sarah Coulambon

Set Decoration

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Thierry Delettre

Costume Design

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Charlotte Arguillère

Hairstylist

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Shirley Drai

Makeup Artist

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Gaëlle Mennesson

Makeup Artist

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Florian Penot

Foley Artist

Patrick Cauderlier

Stunt Coordinator

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