The Salt Mines
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".
The Salt Mines (1990)
Susana Aikin
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United States of America
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7.0/10
2 votes
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70/100 blend
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Moderate-to-positive blended read — weighted ~70/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
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The Salt Mines (1990)
Susana Aikin
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