Minerita (2013)

SHORT FILM – Screened with the film THE UNKNOWN KNOWN

Basque Country. Direction: Raúl de la Fuente. Production: Amaia Remírez / Kanaki Films. Screenplay: Raúl de la Fuente. Photography: Raúl de la Fuente. Music: Mikel Salas. Edition: Raúl de la Fuente. Running time: 27 min

LANGUAGE: Spanish / SUBTITLES: Spanish

Cerro Rico in Potosí (Bolivia) is a lawless territory, characterised by brutal violence. The miners risk their lives every day, digging for silver and zinc in crumbling galleries. Minerita is the story of three women –Lucía (40), Ivone (16) and Abigail (17)– who work as night watchwomen or inside the mine, struggling to survive in an inhuman inferno.