Hell's miners of Potosi /

At an altitude of 4,700 meters, Bolivian miners are disappearing everyday into the depths of the Potossi mountain. Poisoned by the dust, exhausted by hypoxia, and threatened by collapsing, they tirelessly dig the rock, in a suffocating atmosphere. Eduardo, a 22 years old boy, dreams of making a fort...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Queyrat, Jean (Director, Producer), Ségur, Jérôme (Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	This edition in English.
Published:	Paris : ZED, 2010.
Series:	Ethnographic video online ; volume 1
Subjects:	Mines and mineral resources > Bolivia. Miners > Bolivia. Miners > Health and hygiene > Bolivia. Miners > Safety measures. Mineurs > Bolivie. Mineurs > Santé et hygiène > Bolivie. Mineurs > Sécurité > Mesures. Miners Miners > Health and hygiene Mines and mineral resources Bolivia Encoded moving images. Nonfiction films Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Nonfiction films. Films autres que de fiction. Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	At an altitude of 4,700 meters, Bolivian miners are disappearing everyday into the depths of the Potossi mountain. Poisoned by the dust, exhausted by hypoxia, and threatened by collapsing, they tirelessly dig the rock, in a suffocating atmosphere. Eduardo, a 22 years old boy, dreams of making a fortune here, and is ready to embrace the risky lives of the Potossi miners.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 27, 2013).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (52 min.).
Playing Time:	00:52:39