Choropampa: The Price of Gold (2002)
All the adventure a man can live, he lives.
2002-03-11
Peru
75 Min.
PG-13
Documentary
Overview
A devastating mercury spill by the world's richest gold mining corporation transforms a quiet peasant village in Peru's Andean mountains into a hotbed of civil resistance. A courageous young mayor emerges to lead his people on a quest for health care 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.