Deviens mineur! AKA Become a miner! (Pierre Bourgeois, 1947)

Made under the auspices of the Ministry of Work and Social Benefits, this film, wich can be described as propaganda, encourages the unemployed to head for the nearest labour exchange andstart a new career as miner. "Become a miner" is not just the title of this film, it is also the rallying call of the political world at the time intended to encourage men to head for the mines as quickly as possible and help win the Coal Battle. A victory that, coming immediately after the Second World War, wouldallow the country to restart its economy and rise up from the ruins. After soothing comments glorifying the occupation, a number of adnantages are listed in an attempt t convince those who are still unsure about becoming a miner. But what the film does not say and does not show is that, due to the lack of success of this recruitment campaign, these advantages will then be listed for the benefit of Italian workers to encourage them to come and work down Belgium's mines.