The Salt Mines (1990)

• 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".

Rating

7 / 10 (2 votes)

Release date

October 1, 1990

Runtime

47m

Language

English

Director

Susana Aikin, Carlos Aparicio

Status

Released