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Minerita /

Life and survival is incredibly difficult in the bleak Cerro Rico mining district in Potosi, Bolivia. This is true for the men risking their lives going down into the mine shafts looking for silver ore, but especially so for the women, who are viewed by the men as fair game.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: De la Fuente, Raúl (Director, Screenwriter), Remírez, Amaia, 1982- (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:Spanish
Language Notes:In Spanish with English subtitles.
Published: New York, NY : Grasshopper Film, 2015.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Silver mines and mining > Employees > Violence against > Bolivia > Potosí.
Women blue collar workers > Violence against > Bolivia > Potosí.
Teenage girls > Employment > Bolivia > Potosí.
Sexual abuse victims > Bolivia > Potosí.
Argent > Mines et extraction > Personnel > Violence envers > Bolivie > Potosí.
Adolescentes > Travail > Bolivie > Potosí.
Victimes d'abus sexuels > Bolivie > Potosí.
Sexual abuse victims
Teenage girls > Employment
Bolivia > Potosí
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Short films
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Courts métrages.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:Life and survival is incredibly difficult in the bleak Cerro Rico mining district in Potosi, Bolivia. This is true for the men risking their lives going down into the mine shafts looking for silver ore, but especially so for the women, who are viewed by the men as fair game.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed February 16, 2021).
Physical Description:1 online resource (28 minutes)
Playing Time:00:27:03
Production Credits:Photography, Raúl de la Fuente, Axel O'Mill ; original music, Mikel Salas.