In August 2012, mineworkers in one of South Africa’s biggest platinum mines began a wildcat strike for better wages. Six days later the police used live ammunition to brutally suppress the strike, killing 34 and injuring many more. Using the point of view of the Marikana miners, Miners Shot Down follows the strike from day one, showing the courageous but isolated fight waged by a group of low-paid workers against the combined forces of the mining company Lonmin, the ANC government and their allies in the National Union of Mineworkers.
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Rehad Desai
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I watched this amazing film at UCT last night, with tears in my eyes of course. I am not only horrified that such a thing can happen but even more horrified that it happened in South Africa that has such a rich history of non violent protests. How did the former freedom fighters end up in positions of such privilege that they cannot hear voices of dignity asking for decent wages? How can the black policemen addresed respectfully as 'elders' follow orders to shoot their black brothers? How can wealthy people in their offices in South Africa and England be so enamoured with profit and filling up their pockets that they are willing to let blood flow... not realising that this blood is on their very hands... do they think that distance absolves them? Senzeni na, senzeni na? What have we done, indeed?
@philomeneluyindula7317 14
And still no one got arrested for this. Wow South Africa.
@shesBlessed83 1
😭😭 This was indeed very sad moment.
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