Degradation and decline in Campania as told by local residents unable to stop an imminent environmental and economic disaster. Esmeralda Calabria, Andrea D'Ambrosio and Peppe Ruggiero collected the testimony of breeders whose animals were killed by dioxin and of farmers whose fields were polluted from infiltration from illegal dumping sites. Behind the scenes is the camorra, which has shifted its network of business interests to waste management.
Biùtiful Cauntri
Genre
Documentary
Country
Italy
Year
2007
Duration
83'
Lionelli Cerri
Production Companies
Lumière & Co.
Languages
Italian
Director's Notes
Director's Notes
«We wondered how it is possible to live like this in Italy. Waste management is a far-reaching, complex problem that involves the government, the economy, criminal organizations, public health – and not only in Campania but the entire country. We tried to shed light on the huge problems affecting four communities (Acerra, Qualiano, Giuliano, Villaricca) in the metropolitan Naples area».
Pollution
Pollution
Water, air, and land are affected by a phenomenon that is spreading rapidly across the planet, from small to large scales, turning into a worldwide crisis due to plastic pollution.
Food on Film project
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