Choropampa: The Price of Gold

  • Rated 9.0 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 2002
  • 1h 15m
  • Documentary

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.

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Director
Stephanie Boyd

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