Choropampa, The Price of Gold

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]

Choropampa, el precio del oro
Theatrical release poster
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
Running time
75 minutes
CountryPeru
LanguageSpanish

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
Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2002 Mar del Plata Film Festival OCIC Cinematographic Post-Production Award Choropampa, The Price of Gold Won [6]
2003 Prague One World Film Festival Rudolf Vrba Award Choropampa, The Price of Gold Won
Valladolid International Film Festival Best Documentary Choropampa, The Price of Gold Nominated

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


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