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Araya (1959)

1959-08-31 · 1h 30m · ES
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"Araya" is an old natural salt mine located in a peninsula in northeastern Venezuela which was still, by 1959, being exploited manually five hundred years after its discovery by the Spanish. In images, the life of the "salineros" and their archaic methods of work before their definite disappearance with the arrival of the industrial exploitation.

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Margot Benacerraf Director, WriterPierre SeghersWriter

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José Ignacio CabrujasJosé Ignacio CabrujasNarrator (Spanish Version) (voice)Laurent TerzieffLaurent TerzieffNarrator (French Version) (voice)

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Woman director

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"Araya" is an old natural salt mine located in a peninsula in northeastern Venezuela which was still, by 1959, being exploited manually five hundred years after its discovery by the Spanish. In images, the life of the "salineros" and their archaic methods of work before their definite disappearance with the arrival of the industrial exploitation.

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Araya has a runtime of 90 minutes.

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