Human Stories 52'

Hell's Miners of Potosi

At an altitude of 4,700 meters, Bolivian miners are disappearing everyday into the depths of the Potosi 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.

Direction: Jean Queyrat

Production: ZED for France Télévisions

Languages: French, English

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awards & festivals

Banff Mountain Film Festival (Canada)

Best Film on Mountain Environment
International Mountain Film Festival of Autrans (France)

Special Jury Award

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