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Miners Shot Down: In August 2012, mine workers in one of South Africa's biggest platinum mine began a wildcat strike for better wages. Six days into the stri...
- 2 min
- 35K
- Uhuru Digital
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.
MINERS SHOT DOWN tells a different story, one that unfolds in real time over seven days, like a ticking time bomb. The film weaves together the central point of view of three strike leaders, Mambush, Tholakele and Mzoxolo, with compelling police footage, TV archive and interviews with lawyers representing the miners in the ensuing commission of inquiry into the massacre.
Miners Shot Down: Directed by Rehad Desai. 34 miners were killed in South Africa in 2012. A police cover-up was suspected.
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- Documentary, History, News
- Rehad Desai
- 2014-05-30
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- (2)
- NHK BS1
- Rehad Desai
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. Using the point of view of the Marikana miners, Miners Shot Down follows the strike from day one ...
- 85 min
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Anita Khanna. Release date. May 1, 2014. (May 1, 2014) Country. South Africa. 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". [1] In 2015, the film won an International Emmy.
