The Hillside Crowd


1h 12m 2009

Brief Synopsis

Like a modern-day version of Deadwood, a makeshift gold mine on the remote Diosso hillside in Burkina Faso has attracted a swarm of gold-diggers and dynamite blasters, healers and dealers, vendors and prostitutes, children, holy men and barbers. Living in the promiscuous closeness of a crowded and i

Film Details

Also Known As
Ceux de la colline
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2009

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 12m

Synopsis

Like a modern-day version of Deadwood, a makeshift gold mine on the remote Diosso hillside in Burkina Faso has attracted a swarm of gold-diggers and dynamite blasters, healers and dealers, vendors and prostitutes, children, holy men and barbers. Living in the promiscuous closeness of a crowded and improvised gold town, these men and women are recklessly determined to find the gold that will change their lives.

Film Details

Also Known As
Ceux de la colline
Genre
Documentary
Foreign
Release Date
2009

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 12m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Diane Seligman Award for Best Documentary at the 2009 Brooklyn International Film Festival.

Released in United States 2009

Released in United States June 2009

Shown at Brooklyn International Film Festival (Documentary) June 5-14, 2009.

Released in United States 2009

Released in United States June 2009 (Shown at Brooklyn International Film Festival (Documentary) June 5-14, 2009.)