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The Salt Mines
★ 7.0· 1990· 47 min· Popularity 0NR
Documentary
Explores the lives of Sara, Gigi and Giovanna, three Latino transvestites who for years have lived on the streets of Manhattan supporting their drug addictions through prostitution. They made their temporary home inside broken garbage trucks that the Sanitation Department keeps next to the salt deposits used in the winter to melt the snow. The three friends share the place known as "The Salt Mines".
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Release Date: 10/1/1990
Runtime: 47 minutes
Languages: English, Spanish
Directors: Susana Aikin, Carlos Aparicio
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Companies: Frameline, Starfish
Countries: United States of America
Where to watch · US
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Keywords
prostitutetransvestitedrug addictionsquatterhivcrack cocainepovertycrack addicthomelesssubstance abusewoman director
