The Devil's Miner (2005)
'The Devil's Miner' tells the story of 14-year-old Basilio who worships the devil for protection while working in a Bolivian silver mine to support his family.
- Date of release
- 2005-11-05
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (14)
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Richard Ladkani, Kief Davidson
Casting
- Basilio Vargas — Himself
- Bernardo Vargas — Himself
- Vanessa Vargas — Herself
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
The Devil's Miner is a 2005 documentary film directed by independent film directors Kief Davidson and Richard Ladkani. The film follows a fourteen-year-old Bolivian boy named Basilio Vargas who along with his twelve-year-old brother Bernardino work in the mines near the city of Potosí. The film includes many subtle realities of the miner's lives such as the need to chew coca leaves to numb the pain of hunger and the long shifts they work regardless of age. The film made its world premier at the Rotterdam film festival and its U.S. debut at the Tribeca Film Festival.
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