Choropampa, The Price of Gold explained

Choropampa, el precio del oro
Director:Ernesto Cabellos
Stephanie Boyd
Producer:Ernesto Cabellos
Rafael Cabellos
Cinematography:Ernesto Cabellos
Editing:Ernesto Cabellos
Stephanie Boyd
Edgardo Castañeda
Studio:Guarango - Cine y Video
Runtime:75 minutes
Country:Peru
Language:Spanish

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]

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.
2002Mar del Plata Film FestivalOCIC Cinematographic Post-Production AwardChoropampa, The Price of Gold
2003Prague One World Film FestivalRudolf Vrba AwardChoropampa, The Price of Gold
Valladolid International Film FestivalBest DocumentaryChoropampa, The Price of Gold

Notes and References

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