Name: Germinal
Released: 2021-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Louis Peres, Guillaume de Tonquédec, Natacha Lindinger

TV Show · Drama · Action

Étienne Lantier is conscripted into the Montsou mines, where he meets the Maheu family and falls in love with their daughter Catherine. She is courted by Chaval, a brutal worker. When the Compagnie des Mines lowers wages, Étienne rebels.

2021 · 50m

Starring Louis Peres, Guillaume de Tonquédec, Natacha Lindinger

Director David Hourrègue

EPISODE 1

Episode One

The young Étienne Lantier arrives from Lille to Montsou, seeking to be forgotten. In the mine he discovers harsh working conditions, but he decides to stay, especially for the beautiful Catherine.

50 min
EPISODE 2

Episode Two

The miners' anger continues to grow in the face of injustice. At the Maheu's, the grandfather can no longer work. Maheude offers for Etienne to come stay with them in exchange for rent, a decision that does not please Catherine.

53 min
EPISODE 3

Episode Three

To bring the workers back to work as quickly as possible, the company sends Bressan. Some give up and join the Jean Bart pit while Étienne tries to keep the miners united.

48 min
EPISODE 4

Episode Four

Bressan contacts the gendarmerie in order to prevent other miners from striking; Victor Deneulin pressures Antoine to get his colleagues to come back down to the mine; furious, the strikers attack the installations.

49 min
EPISODE 5

Episode Five

Étienne tries to escape the gendarmes and Bressan, who insists at all costs on arresting the man he considers to be the leader of the strikers; Hennebeau calls on Belgian workers to restart production.

52 min
EPISODE 6

Episode Six

After the dramatic confrontation between the gendarmes and the miners, the latter are divided. Some, believing they have nothing more to lose, are of the opinion they should go even further and avenge themselves by killing Bressan.

56 min