Berri, Claude	...	(Director)
Claude Berri, Arlette Langmann	...	(Writer)
Miou-Miou	...	Maheude
Renaud	...	Étienne Lantier
Jean Carmet	...	Vincent Maheu dit Bonnemort
Judith Henry	...	Catherine Maheu
Jean-Roger Milo	...	Chaval
Gérard Depardieu	...	Toussaint Maheu
Laurent Terzieff	...	Souvarine
Bernard Fresson	...	Victor Deneulin
Jean-Pierre Bisson	...	Rasseneur
Jacques Dacqmine	...	Philippe Hennebeau
Anny Duperey	...	Madame Hennebeau
Gérard Croce	...	Maigrat
Frédéric van den Driessche	...	Paul Négrel
Annick Alane	...	Madame Grégoire
Pierre Lafont	...	Léon Grégoire
Thierry Levaret	...	Zacharie Maheu
Fred Personne	...	Pluchart
Cécile Bois	...	Cécile Grégoire
Yolande Moreau	...	La Levaque
Maximilien Regiani	...	Pierron
Bruno Tuchszer	...	Captain of the Guards
Anne-Marie Pisani	...	La Mouquette
Fred Ulysse	...	Dansaert
André Julien	...	Mouque
Albano Guaetta	...	Jeanlin Maheu
Georges Staquet	...	Levaque
Yvette Petit	...	Veuve Désir
Delphine Quentin	...	Lucie Deneulin
Alexandrine Loeb	...	Jeanne Deneulin
Solenn Jarniou	...	Madame Rasseneur
Frédérique Ruchaud	...	Honorine
Jenny Cleve	...	Rose
Fernand Kindt	...	Company Secretary
André Chaumeau	...	Company Cashier
Philippe Desboeuf	...	Doctor
Séverine Huon	...	Alzire Maheu
Jessica Sueur	...	Lénore Maheu
Mathieu Mattez	...	Henri Maheu
Alexandre Lekieffre	...	Maxime
Sabrina Deladerière	...	Philomène
Joël Petit	...	Bébert
Nathalie Hequet	...	Amelie
Yves Angelo	...	Cinematographer
Hervé de Luze	...	Film Editor
Nicolas Becker	...	Sound Department
Bernard Chaumeil	...	Sound Department
Mathilde Cousin	...	Sound Department
Pierre Gamet	...	Sound Department
Dominique Hennequin	...	Sound Department
Michel Klochendler	...	Sound Department
Jean-Noël Yven	...	Sound Department
Jean-Louis Roques	...	Composer
Christian Marti	...	Production Designer
Hoang Thanh At	...	Production Designer
Olivier Radot	...	Art Director
Moidele Bickel	...	Custome Designer
Caroline De Vivaise	...	Custome Designer
Sylvie Gautrelet	...	Custome Designer
Joël Lavau	...	Makeup Artist
Nathalie Louichon	...	Makeup Artist
Isabelle Luzet	...	hair stylist
Pierre Vadé	...	hair stylist
Frédéric Auburtin	...	first assistant director
Eric Bartonio	...	Assistant Director
Yann Biquand	...	second assistant decorator
Frédéric Bénard	...	assistant art director
Jean-René Coulon	...	property master
Denis Gautelier	...	Carpenter
Frédéric Jourdan	...	Carpenter
Mathieu Junot	...	props buyer
Patrick Schmitt	...	prop buyer

Summary: It's mid 19th century, north of France. The story of a coal miner's town. They are exploited by the mine's owner. One day the decide to go on strike, and then the authorities repress them