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Araya

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1959 film by Margot Benacerraf

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7.2

"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.

Released: 1959-08-3190 minDir: Margot Benacerraf Documentary

Cast

  • José Ignacio Cabrujas as Narrator (Spanish Version) (voice)
  • Laurent Terzieff as Narrator (French Version) (voice)

Themes

  • woman director

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7.6/10

943 votes

Year
1959
Runtime
90 min
Genres
Drama

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Wikidata facts

Duration
90
FilmAffinity ID
288743
Official website
www.arayafilm.com
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publication date
1959-05-13
title
Araya
review score
89%
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Available in 8 languages

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