Project Detail

Family Goldmine

Synopsis

After trying his luck as upholsterer to the king of Saudi Arabia, and having lost almost everything on importing Chinese tractors, the French dreamer Claude Nicolay risks everything for his latest idea: he wants to open an eco-friendly gold mine in Mali in collaboration with the locals. But as his patient wife remarks, there is just one problem: he has absolutely no experience with modern mining.

Details

Year
2014
Type of project
Features
Running time
78 mins
Director
Robbie Fraser
Producer
Robbie Fraser
Executive Producer
Ewan Angus, Richard Melman, Andre Singer
Director of Photography
Douglas Campbell, Robbie Fraser

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Pure Magic Films

Glenlockhart House
6 The Steils
Edinburgh
EH10 5XD

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