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Apr 24, 2016 · Using the POV 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 their...
- 86 min
- 13.2K
- Afripost News
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 ...
- 86 min
- 69K
- Uhuru Digital
A film by Rehad Desai - 2014, South African, Documentary, 85mins. Synopsis: 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.
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- Africiné www.africine.org
Sep 6, 2019 · Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes. Availability: Limited + Show. 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.
Director Rehad Desai pulls no punches in this investigation of the events and incidents leading up to the massacre of striking platinum miners at Marikana in August 2012 in which over 100 men were shot, 34 of whom died.
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- Documentary, History, News
- Rehad Desai
- 2014-05-30
Find out how and where to watch "Miners Shot Down" on Netflix and Prime Video today - including free options.
- 85 min
The film. Nearly 40 miners were shot dead by the South African police service at the Marikana Massacre in 2012 - the single most lethal use of force by South African security forces against civilians since 1960. Watch the trailer. The impact. Download the Report (PDF)
