Marmato (2014)

Directed by

Mark Grieco

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about a small Colombian mining town caught between a centuries-old tradition and a foreign corporation. It shows the daily lives of local miners and the growing conflict over gold deposits.

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What happens

Marmato is a 2014 American documentary film written, directed and produced by Mark Grieco. It is the debut feature film of Grieco. The film premiered in competition category of U.S. Documentary Competition program at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 17, 2014, where it won the Candescent Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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