El negocio del oro en Guatemala : crónica de un conflicto anunciado / a Collectif Guatemala Production ; directors, Grégory Lassalle, Marcos Pérez.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Lassalle, Grégory, film director.

Pérez, Marcos, film director.

Cobox, Manuel, film director, editor of moving image work.

Vasquez, Elvis, film director, editor of moving image work.

Paredes, Sergio, film director, editor of moving image work.

Castagnino, Vincent, composer (expression).

Arce, Maria Mercedes, narrator.

Reina, Carmen, narrator.

Collectif Guatemala (Paris, France), film production company, publisher.

National Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (U.S.)

Language:

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Goldcorp, Inc.

Gold industry--Guatemala.

Gold industry.

Gold mines and mining--Guatemala.

Gold mines and mining.

Mining law--Guatemala.

Mining law.

Human rights--Guatemala.

Human rights.

Guatemala--Politics and government.

Guatemala.

Politics and government.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Other Title:

Disc label: Crónica de un conflicto anunciado : el negocio del oro en Guatemala

Place of Publication:

[Paris, France] : Collectif Guatemala, [2010]

System Details:

DVD-R, NTSC; full frame (1.33:1) presentation.

Summary:

Since the signing of the 1996 Peace Accords, the Guatemalan Government has pushed forward a policy to attract transnational extractive companies to indigenous territories in the country. This policy violates the rights of these peoples, who are organizing to defend their lands. This documentary examines community resistance against the transnational companies Guatemala's neoliberal policies. Specifically, it focuses on the people of San Miguel Ixtahuacán, and their resistance against the Canadian multinational, Goldcorp Inc.

Participant:

Narration, Maria Mercedes Arce, Carmen Reina.

Credits:

Co-directors and editing, Manual Cobox, Elvis Vásquez, Sergio Paredes ; music, Vincent Castagnino.

OCLC:

747586700