Germinal

Massacre in Montsou

Miners of Montsou, deadly revolt

The Terror

Montsou, The Massacre

I couldn't even bury it.

It's nice.

It's not for us.

How much do you get for this?

Five salaries a piece.

You know they sell it for 50?

But you have to eat.

Will it never end?

Will patterns remain patterns

and we, slaves?

What about tomorrow?

Shall we go back to the mine as if nothing happened? - No way.

It would be like killing Maheu a second time.

I will go.

You can't do it.

We can still wait... - Stop dreaming.

The reality is that we have lost.

After these tragic events,

the company has decided to grant two days of mourning

to all its workers.

In addition,

we have withdrawn the complaints

against the prisoners

and we have agreed to a general amnesty.

Regardless of their degree of involvement,

all workers

will be readmitted.

Today

there are no more patterns

nor workers.

There are only men and women,

victims of unusual violence,

who mourn their dead.

From tomorrow,

we shall resume the road to work.

We shall rebuild,

all together,

side by side.

I know...

that it is what the departed would have wished.

I thank them.

How dare you speak for the dead?

They have given their lives for their rights, you have slaughtered them like animals.

They have killed my daughter, you bastards!

Freeze! Freeze! - Justice for the martyrs!

Gentlemen, gentlemen, may your grief not blind you.

The company did its best to avoid using force.

We made dozens of proposals, in all languages,

even when the strikers sabotaged Jean Bart,

intimidated those who wanted to work

or even when my family received threats.

It's a lie.

It's a lie and you know it very well.

As for Bressan,

he made him come from Paris to attack us.

He even tried to assassinate me! Did you know that?

Did you know that? Write it down in your notebooks.

What Monsieur Bressan did,

as head of security, is to watch over the assets

and employees.

And, in that sense, he acted in a perfectly measured manner.

Measured? Measured, sir? And Maheu? And Mouquette?

I guarantee it.

You condemn violence, but it is you who demands more blood,

when that of the victims is hot.

I'll kill you! Let go of me, I'll kill him! Let me go! I'll kill him!

That's it! That's it! Let him go! I've got it.

I've sent a telegram to Pluchart.

to organize the movement. - You still don't understand?

There is no more movement.

The bosses are laughing at you.

We will not give up.

It's too late, Etienne.

The colony wants to work.

They think you brought them misery.

If you want to restart the strike they'll be all over you.

Do they think the same?

Do you want to quit?

With what we have suffered?

On the contrary. - We want to give blows.

Jeanlin keeps a close eye on Bressan.

We won't let him out of our sight.

What? They want to kill him?

You're not serious, are you? - Don't you think he deserves it?

He doesn't spend a night,

not one! that I don't dream of killing him.

There have been quite a few deaths.

Shit, Etienne! If only we'd taken him out,

my daughter would still be alive!

You see where it's gotten us.

You put these ideas in their heads.

I have nothing to do with it.

They have lost loved ones, they're hungry, they're tired.

They need a victory.

Now, you've got to have guts.

We wait for Pluchar's answer and let us know.

Is it clear?

Until then, keep still.

Thank you.

Congratulations. - Thank you.

Have you read the newspapers?

With your speech you have discredited Lantier's trash.

I have saved our skin.

Now answer me a question:

what are you still doing here?

The air in the region is revitalizing.

I'm not kidding.

The company sent me to get the farm restarted.

Until the coal is not extracted,

I'll be watching you.

The last thing the company needs

is an article about their perversions in the brothels of the city.

I give life to local commerce and everyone is happy.

Friends, relatives,

As you know, these last few months have been a bit intense.

And, in the midst of the storm, you have to know how to stay the course.

In this regard, I would like to congratulate especially my uncle.

Both in my personal life as well as in my professional life,

has always been a great support

and a model.

And I'll need it too to face the great adventure

what is marriage

Sir, you have a visitor.

It comes from Lille and that he is aware.

Thanks cutie. - And now, let's toast.

For future happiness. - For future happiness.

For future happiness.

Are you sure?

How do I see you?

Let's go.

Come. - I do not hide anything from my comrades.

We are waiting for your answer while you agree with the employer.

What do you imagine? Business. - But what do you negotiate?

The delegation?

A counselor position?

Business for the movement, for the workers!

He has gone too far. Public opinion He is against it and I don't blame him:

a murdered merchant, a slain soldier.

Do you know what problem have entered the movement?

I talked about you to the whole world, in Lille, in Paris, in London.

I took a chance! - I don't care about your reputation!

They shot us! What do you do against it?

nothing would have happened if you had informed me.

Bressan's actions We would have used them...

to pressure the bosses, gain public support

but no. you decided because you wanted

May victory bear your name.

You have sacrificed the cause for your vanity!

Now across the country the Voreux miners

They are bloodthirsty savages.

And you,

that you could have been a guide, a beacon, you have become

in pack leader.

One last thing: from now on,

I ask you to stop saying that you are from the International.

We continue to believe in you.

No thanks Rose. Go make the bed.

It's done, sir.

Human waste!

Now you don't open such a big mouth, right?

All yours.

I knew you had no guts.

You're just a crybaby, Lantier.

I knew when you begged me not kill you.

Have you already told your men what did you piss on yourself that night?

How did you humiliate yourself?

Quiet.

you helped me with mine I will help you too.

You have to disassemble it, it will be easier.

Sure, let's do it like this. Very good. Go ahead.

Gentlemen, the priority before that workers is Voreux,

not Jean Bart's machines. - They'll fix it right away.

Later we will extract more coal than in Voreux.

can you leave me alone a moment with Monsieur Deneulin?

I said alone.

I do not like it That you question my orders, Victor.

Yeah I know.

It is true, I shouldn't answer in front of others.

Neither in front of others nor ever. I order, you execute. Is it clear?

I love my workers the ones you stole from me

Kid, Desmaret, Jubeau, Barataud, you know the list.

What are you doing?

You go?

Listen,

I don't want to be a burden to anyone.

I have been enough.

So I'm going to the city I'll look for a job, of what I know

When I have three salaries, I will send them to you.

I will not abandon you.

You know?

You leave now?

Tomorrow,

at dawn. - And you don't stay to sleep?

No,

it's better that way.

It's like a Jules Verne novel.