When Silence is Golden--gold mining in Africa
When Silence is Golden is a documentary film which follows its director in her quest to lift the silence on the gold mining activities of a Canadian mining company near a small town in Western Ghana. Through her journey, we meet the inhabitants of this town who, despite efforts by the government to silence them, cannot hide their anger and are eager to express their grievances. In seeking to explain this complex situation, the film comes face to face with the human rights implications of gold mining operations in Africa—intimidation by soldiers policing the towns to suppress growing tensions, severe contamination of water sources and the possible resettlement of these communities. This is a film about the struggles of ordinary people who want their voices to be heard; a portrait of a battle that many may consider as already lost.
This is the film's trailer.
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A lot of people here are in
By roebe on Jun 11 09
A lot of people here are in danger is because gold miners damage their natural habitats here in africa. Their environment get mad and ruined. These miners are having illegal projects that can affect many people.
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