Blood in the Mobile
2010 · 83 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 507 VOTES · DIR. Frank Piasechi Poulsen
Overview
The production of phones has a dark, bloody side. The main part of minerals used to produce phones is coming from the mines in the Eastern DR Congo. The Western World is buying these so-called conflict minerals and thereby finances a civil war that, according to human rights organisations, has been the bloodiest conflict since World War II: During the last 15 years the conflict has cost the lives of more than 5 million people and 300,000 women have been raped. The war will continue as long as armed groups can finance their warfare by selling minerals. The Documentary Blood in the Mobile shows the connection between our phones and the civil war in the Congo. Director Frank Poulsen travels to DR Congo to see the illegal mine industry with his own eyes. He gets access to Congo s largest tin-mine, which is being controlled by different armed groups, and where children work for days in narrow mine tunnels to dig out the minerals that end up in our phones.
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00:00:33 Minerals from The Democratic Republic of Congo are used in mobile phones
00:04:03 We don´t have anybody who can comment on that today.
00:08:10 Here we have a sample of coltan, that comes from Kivu.
00:12:08 There are two important localities in the area: Bisie and Kilambo.
00:14:43 Pay attention!
00:17:27 The main road from there to Lubutu-
00:19:58 -Yes, we´re from the press.
00:22:49 And then they asked her to put the pieces together again-
00:26:13 -That´s why you´re here...Wait.
00:28:39 Yes! See. a good uniform. It´s a nice uniform.
00:33:30 Chance isn´t there, but his mother invited me to in.
00:39:36 And in Biruwe we talked to the commander of the battalion.
00:45:27 Coming down here...And whith a camera?
00:50:03 -Would you please sign in? -Yes.
00:52:46 -Sorry... -I´m allowing you to film.
00:55:37 Hello.
00:58:18 -What do you think about the method? -It´s an interesting idea.
01:01:01 -when it comes to the challenges within the DRC.
01:03:34 Am I right Competition is about getting the best profit.
01:06:35 They say their sales are falling. But if you look at the latest figures-
01:09:37 Left to their own devices these companies won´t change behaviour-
01:12:54 -and everyone else, one of the best ways-
01:15:57 -which is a consortium of electronics manufacturers.
01:18:23 -will see any changes.