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Earth's Golden Playground

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Economic insecurity and other factors drive modern-day miners to search for a mother lode of gold in the Yukon.

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Michael Rechtshaffen Los Angeles Times 03/19/2015
Horvath ... records every wind-swept activity with geological precision, but he dispenses with any sociological context regarding what continues to be a highly male-centric conceit. Go to Full Review
Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter 03/18/2015
Concentrating on two disparate figures seeking their fortunes, Earth's Golden Playground squanders the dramatic potential of its exotic locale and subject matter with a soporific style that all too readily suggests the drudgery attendant to the process. Go to Full Review
Michael Nordine Village Voice 03/10/2015
The pacing may sometimes feel glacial but, as with the gold we eventually see harvested, the payoff proves worth the effort. Go to Full Review
Frank Lovece Film Journal International 03/04/2015
This film about Yukon gold could only have duller if it had been about Yukon gold potatoes. No, I take that back. The potatoes would have been more interesting. Go to Full Review
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Synopsis Economic insecurity and other factors drive modern-day miners to search for a mother lode of gold in the Yukon.
Director
Andreas Horvath
Screenwriter
Andreas Horvath
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 46m