Dying for Gold (2018)
- Original title
- Dying For Gold
- Directed by
- Richard Pakleppa
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- South Africa
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
This documentary reveals the untold story of gold miners in southern Africa dying from silicosis and tuberculosis. It follows the real experiences of miners in South Africa, Mozambique, Lesotho, and Malawi.
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What happens
Dying for Gold is a 2018 South African trilingual documentary film written and directed by duo Richard Pakleppa and Catherine Meyburgh. The film is produced under the production banner Breathe Films and the film was predominantly shot in Lesotho. The plot of the film depicts the untold real story about the mining in South Africa especially portrays the dying of gold miners due to silicosis and tuberculosis in South Africa, Mozambique, Lesotho and Malawi. The film had its theatrical release on 16 October 2018 and received positive reviews from the critics. The film was also screened in Mozambique and Botswana. It was also screened at the Johannesburg Film Festival on 15 November 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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