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