Veneranda Augusta
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Europe’s largest petrochemical complex is located in Augusta (Sicily) where the death rate from cancer is over 30% and children are born deformed. This industrial holocaust is ignored by the national media and by government administration that pretend not to hear citizens desperate cry for help. Local priest Palmiro Prisutto denounces the situation and organizes community initiatives to protest what is happening.
Localized Title
[Venerable Augusta]
Genre
Documentary
Country
Italy
Year
2017
Duration
15'
Production Companies
8 Road Film, RecPlay
Languages
Italian
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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.
Food on Film project
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