Summary In the 1960s and 1970s, the French economy was booming, creating a labor shortage, and putting an end to the golden era of coal mines. The former colonial officer Félix Mora was sent to Morocco to recruit and bring back more than 80,000 men to work shutting the French mines down. For Mora, they represented a low-cost workforce, willing to accept meager salaries and dangerous working conditions. For young Moroccan men, this mission held out the promise of a better future. After the mines' closure, most of them settled in France, starting families that grew to represent more than 600,000 French citizens over two generations. View more details
Directed : Frédéric Laffont
Written : Frédéric Laffont Ariane Chemin Mariame Tighanimine
Stars : Lahcen Azeroual Abdellah Chakouk Abderahman Chakouk Abdoullah Chakouk
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Aug 30, 2022
Countries of origin : France
Language : French
Production companies : Bellota Films
Summary In the 1960s and 1970s, the French economy was booming, creating a labor shortage, and putting an end to the golden era of coal mines. The former colonial officer Félix Mora was sent to Morocco to recruit and bring back more than 80,000 men to work shutting the French mines down. For Mora, they represented a low-cost workforce, willing to accept meager salaries and dangerous working conditions. For young Moroccan men, this mission held out the promise of a better future. After the mines' closure, most of them settled in France, starting families that grew to represent more than 600,000 French citizens over two generations. View more details
Genres : History Documentary
Release date : Aug 30, 2022
Countries of origin : France
Language : French
Production companies : Bellota Films
