The Salt Mines (1990)

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".

Released

1990-10-01

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

47 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Susana Aikin, Carlos Aparicio

TMDB rating

7.0/10 from 2 votes