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Migration and Malaria: Stories from Venezuela's New Gold Rush 
The recent boom of illegal gold mines in Venezuela has caused not only environmental devastation but also gang fights and an epidemic of malaria. The country’s economic crisis has forced thousands of Venezuelans to migrate to live and work in the lawless mining towns in the southern state of Bolivar. This film gives viewers a rare insight into the lives of those living through the country’s gold rush and their fight for survival.

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