Cerro Rico Tierra Rica

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The daily rituals of two mining communities are observed in this strikingly visual and unsparing portrait of life and work in Bolivia's altiplano, at an altitude of fourteen thousand feet. More than ten thousand miners still excavate the slopes and tunnels of the richest silver field in mining history, Cerro Rico (Rich Hill), an enormous conical mountain in the Andes that towers over the city of Potosí. The miners' lives offer a strong denunciation of the hardships and alienation inherent in industrial work inside the mines, underscoring the historical impact on the native population created by global demands for earth's wealth. Shot in iconic Potosí and Cerro Rico and, as a counterpart, in the Arctic-looking plains of Salar de Uyuni, where salt is extracted daily and where half of the world's lithium reserves remain untapped.

"Breathtaking." — Cineaste

"Juan Vallejo's work is quite an achievement of cultural identity." — Robert Bell, Exclaim!

"Viewers could appreciate different point of views while Vallejo discovers and learns more about the miners and their families." — Boston's Latino Daily El Planeta

"Engrossing, provocative filmmaking... A powerful, unsparing picture of life in one small part of the world.... Both breathtaking and troubling." — E. G. Anderson, CVVMagazine.com

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Vallejo, Juan (film director)
Vallejo, Juan (film producer)
Rackham, Robert Alan (film producer)

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Cinematography, Juan Vallejo, Robert Alan Rackham; editor, Juan Vallejo, Ji Yi Kim; music, Andres Subercaseaux.

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