Miners Shot Down

Miners Shot Down (2014)

South Africa will never be the same.

In August 2012, mineworkers in one of South Africa’s biggest platinum mines began a wildcat strike for better wages. Six days later the police used live ammunition to brutally suppress the strike, killing 34 and injuring many more. Using the point of view of the Marikana miners, Miners Shot Down follows the strike from day one, showing the courageous but isolated fight waged by a group of low-paid workers against the combined forces of the mining company Lonmin, the ANC government and their allies in the National Union of Mineworkers.

Date of release
2014-05-01
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 25m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Rehad Desai

Interesting facts

Miners Shot Down is a 2014 South African documentary film directed by Rehad Desai. This film explores the events that led to what was called the "Marikana Massacre". In 2015, the film won an International Emmy.

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