The devil's miner
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
[New York, NY : First Run/Icarus Films [distributor], 2005.
Format
DVD
Edition
Widescreen.
ISBN
6310061496 : DVD
Physical Desc
1 DVD (82 min.) : col., sd. ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Solvang Library - Audio Visual - DVDs | 331.318 SPANISH | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
[New York, NY : First Run/Icarus Films [distributor], 2005.
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
Spanish
ISBN
6310061496 : DVD
UPC
720229912136
Notes
General Note
Originally produced as a documentary film in 2005.
General Note
New edition includes "Short film: one year later" (9 min.) showing how Basilio and Bernardino were saved from needing to work at the mine by the aid group Kindernothilfe/CDR (Save the Children); About the film; Human rights watch film notes.
Creation/Production Credits
Kief Davidson, film editor; Richard Ladkani, cinematographer.
Participants/Performers
Basilio Vargas, Bernardino Vargas.
Description
The story of 14 year-old Basilio Vargas and his 12 year-old brother Bernardino as they work in the sixteenth century Bolivian silver mines of Cerro Rico (Potosí). Abandoning their Catholic beliefs, Cerro Rico miners believe that Satan, as represented by hundreds of statues constructed in the mines, determines whether they live or die there.
System Details
DVD.
Language
In Spanish with English subtitles.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Child labor -- Bolivia -- Potosí.
Indians of South America -- Bolivia -- Economic conditions.
Indians of South America -- Employment -- Bolivia.
Potosí (Bolivia) -- Social conditions.
Silver miners -- Bolivia -- Potosí -- Social conditions.
Silver mines and mining -- Bolivia -- Potosí.
Vargas, Basilio.
Vargas, Bernardino.
Indians of South America -- Bolivia -- Economic conditions.
Indians of South America -- Employment -- Bolivia.
Potosí (Bolivia) -- Social conditions.
Silver miners -- Bolivia -- Potosí -- Social conditions.
Silver mines and mining -- Bolivia -- Potosí.
Vargas, Basilio.
Vargas, Bernardino.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Vargas, B., Vargas, B., Davidson, K., & Ladkani, R. (2005). The devil's miner (Widescreen.). First Run/Icarus Films [distributor].
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Basilio. Vargas et al.. 2005. The Devil's Miner. First Run/Icarus Films [distributor].
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Basilio. Vargas et al.. The Devil's Miner First Run/Icarus Films [distributor], 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Vargas, Basilio., Bernardino Vargas, Kief Davidson, and Richard Ladkani. The Devil's Miner Widescreen., First Run/Icarus Films [distributor], 2005.
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