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The Devil's Miner (2006)
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Reviews Counted:25
Fresh:23
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.5/10
Theatrical Release:Mar 17, 2006 Limited
Synopsis: "The Devil's Miner" is the story of 14 year-old Basilio Vargas and his 12 year-old brother Bernardino, as they work in the Bolivian silver mines of Cerro Rico, which date back to the sixteenth... [More]
Director: Kief Davidson, Richard Ladkani
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Reviews for The Devil's Miner
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 4/4 |
This documentary which exposes the twin evils of child labor and silver mining, is a most powerful expose' of an ongoing, mass-scale human tragedy. Full Review |
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The flawless progress of this documentary lies in the filmmakers' unwavering fealty to their subjects. Full Review |
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A horror movie? Nope -- documentary. Though there is, I think, a good horror movie to be made here. Full Review |
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6/10 |
The film has a tendency to repeat itself, even within its short running time of 82 minutes, but is still able to express a sincere sorrow. Full Review |
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3/4 |
A mesmerizing documentary both exotic and sad. Full Review |
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B |
It's a simple film with a direct message, but the glimpses of the surrounding social culture that has adapted to the horrors give (it) its identity. Full Review |
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3/4 |
It's a testament to the filmmakers' subtle storytelling skill that we come to see these boys as heroes as well as victims. Full Review |
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5/5 |
This is social documentary at its best. Full Review |
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3/5 |
A role-model of a boy with the great skill to articulate his impressive determination and plan for self-improvement. Full Review |
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... visually beautiful, unforced essay on legacies of colonialism. Full Review |
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While political and social context is kept to a minimum, the darkly poetic images they capture speak volumes about what the miners go through. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
At times it feels as if not cameras but the audience has been transported to the high mountains of Potosi, Bolivia -- and not so much physically but somehow spiritually. Full Review |
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This beautiful, terrible story is not easily forgotten. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
Basilio narrates his tale with such wit and wisdom that one comes away from the film wondering how much youthful potential is slowly being choked to death deep within the bowels of the earth. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Guaranteed to leave you outraged at the way children -- and, for that matter, adults -- are exploited by mining companies. Full Review |
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Directors Kief Davidson and Richard Ladkani go underground themselves to expose a form of near-slavery instituted by the Spanish conquistadors more than four centuries ago. Full Review |
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B+ |
Kief Davidson and Richard Ladkani's documentary The Devil's Miner is so polished that it might pass for a scripted narrative feature, but that's not a bad thing. Full Review |
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A sobering day trip, more for its hints of a forgotten history of culture collision than its sensible but rote socioeconomic sympathies. Full Review |
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A study in courage and harrowing portrait of a 14-year-old boy who works in a Bolivian silver mine, The Devil's Miner is an unforgettable journey through hell under the earth, where Satan is worshipped as king. Full Review |
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