Blaze

Blaze (1991)

Drama

All of Europe was affected by the Great Depression of the 1930s, but some parts were hurt less badly than others. France, for instance, was relatively prosperous. In this grim drama, a sturdy Polish boxer and his family have settled into a mining town in northern France because that's where the work is. Like European "guest workers" in the 1990s, the Polish immigrants then were frequently treated badly by the locals. In this drama, the romantic aspirations of the boxer's son are thwarted by the concerted efforts of the local men and his own family's preference that he marry another Polish girl. After his romance fails, the son becomes a union activist and sacrifices a great deal to try to gain higher wages for the miners, but the contract he works out is reneged on by the duplicitous owners.

Director: Eric Barbier

Casts

	Maruschka Detmers as Alice
	Jean-Marc Barr as Victor
	Tolsty as Pavlak
	Thierry Fortineau as Emile
	Jean-Paul Roussillon as Dalmas
	François Hadji-Lazaro as Gros
	Sylvia Wels as Louise
	Elżbieta Karkoszka as Maria
	Serge Merlin as Betaix
	Bogusława Schubert as Kristina
	Arkadiusz Smolarczyk as
	Jean-Paul Farré as
	Marc Brunet as Jacques
	Maximilien Regiani as Antoine
	Wojciech Janeczek as
	Stephania Bak as L'aÔeule
	Dominique Didry as Octave
	Pierre Tabard as
	René Marquant as
	Michel Charrel as Ledoue
	Daniel Chauvidon as Dindon
	Yves Elliot as Mallard
	Marc Chouppart as
	Philippe Caspary as La grive
	Eugène Berthier as Bonnot
	Antoine Dulaure as
	Catherine Hertault as Bertha
	Janina Gaczol as
	Stanislas Gaczol as
	Michel Carmone as Marsupio
	Gilette Barbier as Mère d'Emilie
	Jaroslaw Kadzielski as
	Artur Dziurman as Paul
	Tomasz Piasecki as
	Sabina Brzozowska as
	Grzegorz Palasinski as
	Piotr Cerulak as
	Michal Puzio as
	Henryk Ztyka as
	Benoît Ferreux as

Crew