Araya

Aug 31 1959 Not Rated 1h 30m
Documentary

"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.

Plot

"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. Margot Benacerraf captures in images, the life of the "salineros" and their archaic methods of work before their definite disappearance with the arrival of the industrial exploitation.

Written by

Margot Benacerraf, Pierre Seghers

Directed by

Margot Benacerraf

Cast

José Ignacio Cabrujas, Laurent Terzieff

Crew

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Production Countries

France, Venezuela

Production Companies

Caroni Films C.A., Films de l'Archer

Languages

Español

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Trailers
ARAYA
Tráiler de "Araya", de Margot Benacerraf en Ambulante 2012 | Enfoque
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927
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
73
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