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Nov 20, 2015 · 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 ...
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 .
Apr 24, 2016 · Miners shot down [Full documentary] In August 2012, mine workers in one of South Africa's biggest platinum mines began a wildcat strike for better wages. Six days into the strike, the police...
A campaigning film, beautifully shot, sensitively told and accompanied by a haunting soundtrack, MINERS SHOT DOWN reveals how far the African National Congress has strayed from its progressive liberationist roots.
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 ...
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)
Documentary. 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...
