Basic Info
Release: March 11, 2002
Runtime: 75 min
Status: Released
Choropampa: The Price of Gold
2002
75 min
Overview
A devastating mercury spill by the world's richest gold mining corporation transforms a quiet peasant village in Peru's Andean mountains into a hotbed of civil resistance. A courageous young mayor emerges to lead his people on a quest for health care and justice. But powerful interests conspire to thwart the villagers at every turn in this 2-year epic chronicle of the real price of gold.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- Peru
Spoken Languages
- Quechua qu
- Spanish es
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Cast
Crew
Stephanie Boyd
Director
Ernesto Cabellos
Director
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