Choropampa, the Price of Gold [2002]
Available digitallyHU_OSA_00003710
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Original Title
Choropampa, el precio de oro
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Language
Spanish; Castilian
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Language of Subtitles
English
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Published
Peru : Guarango, 2002.
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Physical Description
DVD-ROM (75 min.)
Contents Summary
On June 2, 2000, a truck from the Yanacocha gold mine spilled 151 kg of liquid mercury along a 40 km stretch of highway passing through Choropampa and two neighboring towns. Villagers were not told the mercury was toxic. Assuming it was 'azogue', an ancient cure-all, they collected mercury in bottles and jars using their hands, sticks and brooms. Elemental mercury is highly toxic to humans, especially in its vapor form and by now, most of the villagers have been exposed to it. When health problems and compensation claims meet with no response from the authorities, a young mayor emerges to lead his people on a quest for health care and justice. It took a devastating mercury spill by the world’s richest gold mining corporation to transform a quiet peasant village in Peru’s Andean mountains into a hotbed of civil resistance. Illustrated by archive footage from government stations, reports of visits to the village by politicians and secret recordings of meetings between the head of the secret service and a judge, we see how the village is sacrificed to American business interests. After two years of struggle, the villagers have not achieved a thing: the government undertakes nothing and the mine denies any responsibility.
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Verzio Film Festival Submission
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Library Special Collection
Verzio Film Festival Submission
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| Item Type | Current Location | Collection | Call Number | Volume Info | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | OSA Film Library | - | - | - | - |
| DIGIFILM | OSA Film Library | OSA Film Library | FL Record 2052 | - | Audio Visual | Access Copy, MP4 format |
Choropampa, the Price of Gold [2002]
Available digitallyHU_OSA_00003710
Moving ImageGeneral Information
Director/Creator
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Original Title
Choropampa, el precio de oro
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Language
Spanish; Castilian
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Language of Subtitles
English
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Published
Peru : Guarango, 2002.
General Information
Physical Description
DVD-ROM (75 min.)
Contents Summary
On June 2, 2000, a truck from the Yanacocha gold mine spilled 151 kg of liquid mercury along a 40 km stretch of highway passing through Choropampa and two neighboring towns. Villagers were not told the mercury was toxic. Assuming it was 'azogue', an ancient cure-all, they collected mercury in bottles and jars using their hands, sticks and brooms. Elemental mercury is highly toxic to humans, especially in its vapor form and by now, most of the villagers have been exposed to it. When health problems and compensation claims meet with no response from the authorities, a young mayor emerges to lead his people on a quest for health care and justice. It took a devastating mercury spill by the world’s richest gold mining corporation to transform a quiet peasant village in Peru’s Andean mountains into a hotbed of civil resistance. Illustrated by archive footage from government stations, reports of visits to the village by politicians and secret recordings of meetings between the head of the secret service and a judge, we see how the village is sacrificed to American business interests. After two years of struggle, the villagers have not achieved a thing: the government undertakes nothing and the mine denies any responsibility.
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Verzio Film Festival Submission
Bibliographic Information
Library Special Collection
Verzio Film Festival Submission
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DVD
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DVD
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OSA Film Library
Current Location
OSA Film Library
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