The Devil's Miner

Name: The Devil's Miner
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2005-04-22
Duration: 1 h 22 min
Rating: 7.5

IMDb ID: tt0441001 · Year: 2005 · Rating: 7.5 (621 votes)

Genres: Documentary

'The Devil's Miner' tells the story of 14-year-old Basilio who worships the devil for protection while working in a Bolivian silver mine to support his family.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: The Devil's Miner
Canada: The Devil's Miner (English)
United Kingdom: The Devil's Miner
Ireland: The Devil's Miner (English)
India: The Devil's Miner (English)
New Zealand: The Devil's Miner (English)
United States: The Devil's Miner
South Africa: The Devil's Miner (English)
Hungary: Az ördög bányászai
Germany: Basilio und der Berg des Teufels (TV Title)
Serbia: Đavolov rudar
Germany: Devil's Miner - Der Berg des Teufels
Bolivia: El Minero del Diablo (DVD Title)
Spain: La mina del Diablo (TV Title)
Finland: Paholaisen kaivos
Greece: Το αργυρωρυχείο του διαβόλου
Russia: Шахтерский дьявол
Taiwan: 魔鬼的銀礦
魔鬼的銀礦Content RatingNot RatedRelease Date2005-04-22Runtime82 minutesMetascore81IMDb Popularity0User Reviews16Critic Reviews19Countries / RegionsUnited States
Germany
BoliviaLanguagesSpanishKeywordsminer
mine
ore cart
priest
povertyFilming LocationsBoliviaProduction CompaniesUrban Landscapes Productions
Polar Star FilmsOfficial SitesOfficial site - http://www.thedevilsminer.com/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441001/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0441001.jpgUpdated At2025-10-27T21:24:29

Directors

Kief Davidson
Richard Ladkani

Writers

Richard Ladkani
Kief Davidson

Full Cast & Crew

[Directors Group]
Name: Kief Davidson | Role: Director
Name: Richard Ladkani | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Richard Ladkani | Role: Writer
Name: Kief Davidson | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Carles Brugueras | Role: Producer
Name: Kief Davidson | Role: Producer
Name: Richard Ladkani | Role: Producer
Name: Werner Vennewald | Role: Producer
Name: Bettina Walter | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Leonardo Heiblum | Role: Composer
Name: Andrés Solis | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Richard Ladkani | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Kief Davidson | Role: Editor

[Production Management]
Name: Kathleen Davidson | Role: Production Manager
Name: Anita Ragette | Role: Production Manager

[Sound Department]
Name: Tobias Corts | Role: Sound Department
Name: David Glaser | Role: Sound Department
Name: Andreas Rudroff | Role: Sound Department
Name: Oliver Vorderbruegge | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Tobias Corts | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Music Department]
Name: Ernesto Anaya | Role: Music Department
Name: Tomás Barreiro | Role: Music Department
Name: Rodrigo Duarte | Role: Music Department
Name: Carlos García | Role: Music Department
Name: Omar Guevara | Role: Music Department
Name: Emiliano Motta | Role: Music Department
Name: Andrés Sánchez | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Oscar Gonzalez | Role: Production Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Chris Degnan | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jonathan Gray | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441001/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Netherlands: January 26, 2005 (International Film Festival Rotterdam, premiere)
United States: April 22, 2005 (Tribeca Film Festival)
Czech Republic: April 28, 2005 (One World Film Festival)
Brazil: September 26, 2005 (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival)
United States: October 8, 2005 (Mill Valley Film Festival)
United States: October 14, 2005 (Chicago International Film Festival)
Serbia: January 27, 2006 (European Feature Documentary Film Festival - Belgrade)
Greece: March 11, 2006 (Thessaloniki Documentary Festival)
United States: March 17, 2006 (New York City, New York)
United States: April 2006 (Los Angeles, California)
Finland: January 8, 2007 (TV premiere)
Canada: July 9, 2007 (TV premiere)

Awards

Box Office

The Devil&apos;s Miner