Refugees of the Blue Planet
A FILM BY Hélène Choquette & Jean-Philippe Duval Hélène Choquette et Jean-Philippe Duval
A FILM BY Hélène Choquette & Jean-Philippe Duval Hélène Choquette et Jean-Philippe Duval
Poses the crucial question of the responsibility of western governments, but also of our responsibility as citizens and consumers.
-National Film Board
Synopsis
Each year, millions of people the world over are driven to forced displacement. From the Maldives to Brazil, and even closer to home, here in Canada, the disturbing accounts of people who have been uprooted are amazingly similar. The enormous pressure placed on rural populations as a result of the degradation of their life-supporting environment is driving them increasingly further from their way of life. The Refugees of the Blue Planet sheds light on the little-known plight of a category of individuals who are suffering the repercussions of this reality: environmental refugees. They are constantly growing in number and often have no legal status, even though their right to a clean and sustainable environment has been violated.
Original Languages: English & French
Genre: Canadian, Documentary, Environment
Running Time: 54 min.
Year: 2006
Genre: Canadian, Documentary, Environment
Running Time: 54 min.
Year: 2006
CREDITS
DIRECTED BY
Hélène Choquette & Jean-Philippe Duval
Hélène Choquette et Jean-Philippe Duval
