Miners Shot Down
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In August 2012, striking mineworkers at Lonmin’s Marikana mine demanded a living wage. Six days into the strike, South African police opened fire, killing 34 miners. Rehad Desai reconstructs the events through strike leaders, police footage, television archives and evidence from the inquiry that followed.
“An unflinching account of the 2012 massacre of 34 South African miners in Marikana.”
Variety
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The film centres three strike leaders and draws on previously unseen police footage. Its release became part of the wider Marikana Justice Campaign, with screenings used to build public support for the miners and their families.
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South Africa | +60 min | English | Southern Africa | Political documentaries | Documentaries | Emmy | DIFF | FESPACO | Rehad Desai