Araya
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1h 22m
Directed by Margot Benacerraf • Documentary • 1959 • Venezuela, France • Spanish w/ English subtitles
Featuring José Ignacio Cabrujas
Hailed as a masterpiece of poetic filmmaking, director Margot Benacerraf’s documentary captures the stories of three families and their back-breaking work in the Venezuelan salt mines of Araya, one of the driest places on earth, through breathtaking imagery that underlines the harsh life of this region — all of which vanished with the arrival of industrialization.
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