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2004 | Color | 15 min

Under the Ground Through this depiction of a day in the life of three miners from the Real del Monte and Pachuca districts, we learn about their difficult working and living conditions.


Country: México
Direction: Sepúlveda Martínez; Juan Manuel, Ovando; Lola
Script: Sepúlveda Martínez; Juan Manuel
Production: Sepúlveda Martínez; Juan Manuel
Photography: Sepúlveda Martínez; Juan Manuel
Participation year at FICM: 2005

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