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The Coal Miner's Day
The Coal Miner's Day

THE COAL MINER'S DAY

Le jour du mineur

Directed by Gaël Mocaër
France, 2013
Documentary

Synopsis

Every day, hundreds of men risk life and limb going down into the Buzhanska mine in Ukraine to mine coal with rusty old tools from the Soviet era. It is heavy, unhealthy, hazardous work. Once a year, they are honored during the Coal Miner’s Day.

Synopsis

Every day, hundreds of men risk life and limb going down into the Buzhanska mine in Ukraine to mine coal with rusty old tools from the Soviet era. It is heavy, unhealthy, hazardous work. Once a year, they are honored during the Coal Miner’s Day.