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The Fallen: A Silent Collapse
Date: Sunday September 28, 2008 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
A documentary based on the stories of those who lived it.
- Sunday, September 28th, 7:00 PM, Empire Granville 7 Theatre
"In February 2006, while 63 miners remained buried under the rubble of an explosion at the Pasta de Conchos coal mine in Mexico, the media and federal government performed a complicated fandango of disinformation, cover-up and gross negligence. The Fallen is a gripping account of this historic mining conflict. Owned by the country's largest mining company, the mine was not safe. The events that ensued after the accident, the delayed rescue attempts, the illegal overthrow of the miners' union leader and the revelations about President Vincente Fox's administration's complicity in the cover-up are jaw-dropping. And the film explores other conflicts between the underpaid, overworked miners and the Mexican government's vested interest in keeping mining companies happy. Firsthand accounts by journalists, world-renowned experts, the miners and the working class families who make a living from the mines all paint a terrifying picture of corruption and greed. While the bodies of the miners have still not been recovered, their legacy will never be forgotten."
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