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Cursed for Gold is a french film of genre Documentary directed by Olivier Weber
Cursed for Gold (2008)
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Add to a movie listCursed for Gold (French: La Fièvre de l'Or) is a 2008 French documentary film written and directed by the French writer and novelist Olivier Weber, former war correspondent, dealing with the new gold rush destroying the rainforest of Amazonia.
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