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DESIERTO VERDE (GREEN DESERT)
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Completed - SPANISH - Documentary - 84 minutes

Log Line

The documentary shows the current mechanisms of the agricultural industry bringing problems such as deforestation, desertification, soil and agrochemical contamination.Hundreds of people die of cancer being poisoned by pesticides. By taking significance this reality, an unprecedented trial begins.

Previous markets

  • AFM 2013 (Debut)
  • Ventana Sur 2013 (Premiere)
  • Cannes 2014 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2013

Director(s) : Ulises DE LA ORDEN
Writer(s) : Mariano STAROSTA
Producer(s) : Ulises DE LA ORDEN

Synopsis

GREEN DESERT is a feature length documentary about food production that shows the current mechanisms of the agricultural industry, raising the need to visualize problems associated with this business, such as deforestation, desertification, soil and agrochemical contamination. In Ituzaingo, a small town in Argentina, surrounded by soybean fields, hundreds of people die of cancer being poisoned by pesticides. Alerted by the health of their own families and the community, a group of women begin to gather for joint actions. By taking significance the “map of death” that these draws, an unprecedented trial begins.

Production

Country(ies) : ARGENTINA

Festivals and Awards

Guadalajara FICG 2014 International Feature


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