My Letter to the Oilmen
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The story of Papilou, a 14-year-old Nigerian boy who writes a letter asking for help from the Shell Development Petroleum Company of Nigeria. He lives in the Yenagoa slums near the oil refinery where the soil and the water are contaminated, with devastating health effects on the inhabitants. An appeal for help in the hope that the damage can be stopped and that the right to live in a healthy environment is protected.
Genre
Documentary
Country
Netherlands
Year
2019
Duration
15'
Kyomi Molin
Languages
English
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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.
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