Movie Details
Original Language:Spanish
Choropampa: The Price of Gold on the Web:WikiData,
Official Website
Choropampa: The Price of Gold
DirectorsStephanie BoydErnesto Cabellos
1 hr 15 minDocumentary
Plot
A devastating mercury spill by the world's richest gold mining corporation transforms a quiet peasant village in Peru's Andean mountains into a hotbed of civil resistance. A courageous young mayor emerges to lead his people on a quest for health care 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.
