Jozi Gold

Name: Jozi Gold
Director: Sylvia Vollenhoven,Fredrik Gertten
Released: 2019

Sylvia Vollenhoven Fredrik Gertten 2019

The mines of Johannesburg, or Jozi, have produced a third of all the gold mined in human history. Now the mines are falling apart, and the city is confronted by an environmental nightmare: Tons of radioactive waste polluting the air and turning water into poisonous Acid Mine Drainage. In true Erin Brockovich style, Mariette is on a mission to uncover the truth about Jozi’s mine waste and force the gold industry to take responsibility.

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Running Time:

74 min.

Spoken Languages:

English, Afrikaans

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

Sylvia Vollenhoven Fredrik Gertten

Producers:

Margarete Jangård

Cinematographers:

Maanda Nwendamutswu

Editors:

Stefan Sundlöf

Production Companies:

WG Film

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Ecology, Environment

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CPH:DOX - 2020

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