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Miners Shot Down
“South Africa will never be the same.”
9.0 / 10• 2014• 1h 25m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
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.
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Rehad Desai's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Miners Shot Down is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
