The Devil's Miner is a 2005 documentary film directed by independent film directors Kief Davidson and Richard Ladkani. The film follows a fourteen-year-old Bolivian boy named Basilio Vargas who along with his twelve-year-old brother Bernardino work in the mines near the city of Potosí. The film includes many subtle realities of the miner's lives such as the need to chew coca leaves to numb the pain of hunger and the long shifts they work regardless of age. The film made its world premier at the Rotterdam film festival and its U.S. debut at the Tribeca Film Festival.
The Devil's Miner (2005)
Directed by Kief Davidson / Richard Ladkani
Genres - Documentary |
Release Date - Nov 5, 2005 |
Run Time - 82 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Movie Info
Box Office
$14,289
Tags
Basilio Vargas, Bernardino, Festival, Potosi, Rotterdam, Tribeca Film Festival, United States
Attributes
Filming Location: shot in Bolivia
Subject: child labour, culture of Bolivia, Documentary about children, Documentary about mining, miner, religiosity
Subject: child labour, culture of Bolivia, Documentary about children, Documentary about mining, miner, religiosity
Alternate Titles
Az ördög bányászai
HU
Basilio und der Berg des Teufels
DE
Devil's Miner - Der Berg des Teufels
DE
El Minero del Diablo
BO
La Mina del Diablo
BO
La mina del Diablo
ES
Paholaisen kaivos
FI
The Devil's Miner
US
To argyroryheio tou diavolou
GR
Đavolov rudar
RS
Το αργυρωρυχείο του διαβόλου
GR
Шахтерский дьявол
RU
魔鬼的銀礦
TW