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Altiplano
Title
Altiplano.
Publication
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Physical Description
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 109 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Title from title frames.
Originally produced by First Run Features in 2010.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
High in the majestic Andes of Peru, silent but deadly traces of mercury, remnants of long-ago silver mining, bring illness and death to a local village. Seeking retribution, the villagers mistakenly attribute the outbreak to Western doctors who work in the nearby mountains; violence ensues, and a doctor is killed. Altiplano is the story of two women: Saturnina, the fiancé of a villager killed by mercury poisoning; and Grace, a shellshocked war photographer who is also the wife of the dead doctor. As Grace sets out on a journey of mourning to the place of her husband's death, Saturnina takes drastic action to protest the endless violations against her people and her land. As their destinies merge, this lyrical and probing film explores our divided but inextricably linked world.
Variant and related titles
Kanopy Base.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 31, 2023
Publisher's number
1110116 Kanopy
Subjects
Genre/Form
Feature films.
Documentary films.
Also listed under
Kanopy (Firm)
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