Under Rich Earth
Violent protests erupted in the mid-1990s in Intag, Ecuador, after a Japanese company began copper mining in the environmentally sensitive region.
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Violent protests erupted in the mid-1990s in Intag, Ecuador, after a Japanese company began copper mining in the environmentally sensitive region.
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In the Intag region of northwest Ecuador, conflict erupts over copper mining rights. Filmmaker Malcolm Rogge documents the violent protests that followed a Japanese company's mining activities in the mid-1990s, which led to an ordinance banning future mining. Tensions reignite when the Ecuadorean government sells mining rights to a Canadian copper company, prompting renewed unrest. The film captures the struggle between environmental concerns and economic interests in a region rich in natural resources.
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