Choropampa, The Price of Gold (2002)

Original title

Choropampa, el precio del oro

Directed by

Stephanie Boyd, Ernesto Cabellos

Genre

documentary film

Country

Peru

Runtime

1h 05m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a Peruvian village as they confront the environmental and health impacts of a nearby gold mine. It shows their efforts to defend themselves against corporate mining operations.

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What happens

Choropampa, The Price of Gold (Spanish: Choropampa, el precio del oro) is a 2002 Peruvian documentary film written and directed by Ernesto Cabellos and Stephanie Boyd in their directorial debut. The film tells of the struggle of the local Choropampa community to protect themselves from the large-scale exploitation of a gold mine. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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