Storyline
Explores the lives of Sara, Gigi and Giovanna, three Latino transvestites who for years have lived on the streets of Manhattan supporting their drug addictions through prostitution. They made their temporary home inside broken garbage trucks that the Sanitation Department keeps next to the salt deposits used in the winter to melt the snow. The three friends share the place known as "The Salt Mines".
Cast & Crew
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Ricardo
Self (as Sara)
LeadG
Gigi
Self
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Giovanna
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Susana Aikin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Salt Mines is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
