Under the Colombian mountain village of Marmato lies US$20 billion in gold, one of the world’s last great reserves. For 500 years the residents have mined the gold using traditional methods. In 2006 a Canadian mining company bought the mines from the government, an now the town’s future is at stake as an open-pit mining project is proposed. Marmato’s 8,000 inhabitants could soon be displaced as the Canadian mining company plans to tear the mountain down. Filmed over six years with stunning cinematograhpy, this emotional documentary follows the residents of Marmato as they fight to save their identity and 500 years of cultural heritage from extinction.
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