简介：InAugust2012,mineworkersinoneofSouthAfrica'sbiggestplatinumminesbeganawildcatstrikeforbetterwages.Sixdaysintothestrike,thepoliceusedliveammunitiontobrutallysuppressit,killing34andinjuringmanymore.Thepoliceinsistedthattheyshotinself-defense.MINERSSHOTDOWNtellsadifferentstory,onethatunfoldsinrealtimeoversevendays,likeatickingtimebomb.Thefilmweavestogetherthecentralpointofviewofthreestrikeleaders,Mambush,TholakeleandMzoxolo,withcompellingpolicefootage,TVarchiveandinterviewswithlawyersrepresentingtheminersintheensuingcommissionofinquiryintothemassacre.WhatemergesisatragedythatarisesoutofthedeepfaultlinesinSouthAfrica'snascentdemocracy,ofenduringpovertyandatwentyyearold,unfulfilledpromiseofabetterlifeforall.Acampaigningfilm,beautifullyshotandsensitivelytoldwithahauntingsoundtrack,MINERSSHOTDOWNrevealshowfartheAfricanNational...…