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Blood in the mobile : mining in the Congo /

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Shows the connection between our phones and the civil war in the Congo. Director Frank Poulsen travels to DR Congo to see the illegal mine industry with his own eyes. He gets access to Congo's largest tin-mine, which is being controlled by different armed groups, and where children work for day...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Chili Films, Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion, Koncern Film
Other Authors: Ebbesen, Mikael K., Poulsen Frank Piaescki, Tornbjerg, Ole
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: New York : Filmakers Library, 2011.
Subjects:
Cell phone systems > Equipment and supplies > Design and construction.
Mines and mineral resources > Congo (Democratic Republic)
Congo (Democratic Republic) > History > Civil War, 1960-1965.
Internet videos.
Documentary films.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Shows the connection between our phones and the civil war in the Congo. Director Frank Poulsen travels to DR Congo to see the illegal mine industry with his own eyes. He gets access to Congo's largest tin-mine, which is being controlled by different armed groups, and where children work for days in narrow mine tunnels to dig out the minerals that end up in our phones.
Item Description:Originally released in Denmark in 2010.
Slide.
Physical Description:1 online resource (83 min.).
Previously released as DVD.
Playing Time:00:82:44
Awards:Winner, Cinema for Peace Award in Berlin, 2011; Hot Docs Festival, Toronto, 2011