Silver

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Silver
2 min reading

The dark corridors of the mine devour innocents who sacrifice their health and lives for the precious metal. A stunning yet terrifying film about the invisible victims of neocapitalism. "Silver" is a documentary that transports viewers to the heart of Bolivia, beneath the surface of Cerro Rico – a mountain that has been devouring human lives for centuries. In this place, where the earth literally trembles with the work of pickaxes, Natalia Koniarz portrays the brutal reality of people living and dying in the shadow of the silver mine. Three protagonists – a boy, a woman, and an old miner – become guides through a world where child labor is the norm, and the line between survival and death blurs in clouds of dust.