''Dying for Gold'' is a 2018 South African trilingual documentary film written and directed by duo

Richard Pakleppa Richard Pakleppa (born 1961) is a white Namibian screenwriter, film director and film producer. Pakleppa studied philosophy and theatre in Munich, Germany and gained a Honours Degree in African studies from the University of Cape Town. Since 1 ...

and Catherine Meyburgh. The film is produced under the production banner Breathe Films and the film was predominantly shot in

Lesotho Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country landlocked country, landlocked as an Enclave and exclave, enclave in South Africa. It is situated in the Maloti Mountains and contains the Thabana Ntlenyana, highest mountains in Sou ...

. The plot of the film depicts the untold real story about the mining in South Africa especially portrays the dying of gold miners due to

silicosis Silicosis is a form of occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline silica dust. It is marked by inflammation and scarring in the form of nodular lesions in the upper lobes of the lungs. It is a type of pneumoconiosis. Silicos ...

and

tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in ...

in South Africa, Mozambique, Lesotho and Malawi. The film had its theatrical release on 16 October 2018 and received positive reviews from the critics. The film was also screened in Mozambique and Botswana. It was also screened at the Johannesburg Film Festival on 15 November 2018.

Synopsis

For over 120 years, hundreds of thousands of black men from the countries of Southern Africa have left their families to dig for gold and produce the wealth of South Africa. Then over 500,000 families welcome their loved ones back from the mines in a much worse state than they were when they initially started mining for the gold.

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* {{Authority control 2018 films 2018 documentary films Xhosa-language films Sotho-language films South African documentary films Films shot in Lesotho 2018 multilingual films 2010s English-language films