Choropampa, The Price of Gold

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Choropampa, el precio del oro
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Directed byErnesto Cabellos
Stephanie Boyd
Written byErnesto Cabellos
Stephanie Boyd
Produced byErnesto Cabellos
Rafael Cabellos
CinematographyErnesto Cabellos
Edited byErnesto Cabellos
Stephanie Boyd
Edgardo Castañeda
Production
company
Guarango - Cine y Video
Release date
  • 2002 (2002)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryPeru
LanguageSpanish

Choropampa, The Price of Gold (Spanish: Choropampa, el precio del oro) is a 2002 Peruvian documentary film written and directed by Ernesto Cabellos and Stephanie Boyd in their directorial debut. [1] The film tells of the struggle of the local Choropampa community to protect themselves from the large-scale exploitation of a gold mine. [2] [3]

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Synopsis

A devastating mercury spill by the world's richest gold mining corporation transforms a quiet peasant village in Peru's Andean mountains into a hot bed of civil resistance. A courageous young mayor emerges to lead his people on a quest for healthcare and justice. But powerful interests conspire to thwart the villagers at every turn in this 2-year epic chronicle of the real price of gold. [4]

Reception

Robert Koehler of Variety wrote: "In the best tradition of docu cinema, Choropampa, The Price of Gold expands on the immediate events it covers -- the aftermath of a June 2000 spill of toxic mercury in the Peruvian gold-mining town of Choropampa -- to ask larger questions about corporate and government responsibility in Third World regions rich in natural resources but poor in material wealth". [5]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.
2002 Mar del Plata Film Festival OCIC Cinematographic Post-Production AwardChoropampa, The Price of GoldWon [6]
2003Prague One World Film FestivalRudolf Vrba AwardChoropampa, The Price of GoldWon
Valladolid International Film Festival Best DocumentaryChoropampa, The Price of GoldNominated

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References

  1. "Los directores – CHOROPAMPA" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  2. "Choropampa, el precio del oro (2002) en cines.com". cines.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  3. "Crímenes y mentiras de la Newmont | Observatorio de Conflictos Mineros de América Latina" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  4. "CHOROPAMPA, EL PRECIO DEL ORO". 27 Festival de Cine de Lima. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  5. Koehler, Robert (2003-08-28). "Choropampa: The Price of Gold". Variety. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  6. Choropampa, el precio de oro - IMDb , retrieved 2023-03-08