Crude
Directed by: Joe Berlinger
Wednesday, September 9 - Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Three years in the making, this riveting new documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Joe Berlinger (Brother’s Keeper, Paradise Lost, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster) tells the epic story of one of the largest and most controversial legal cases on the planet. An inside look at the infamous $27 billion “Amazon Chernobyl” case, CRUDE is a real-life, high stakes legal drama involving global politics, the environmental movement, celebrity activism, human rights advocacy, multinational corporate power, and the fate of disappearing indigenous cultures.
Subverting the conventions of advocacy filmmaking, this award-winning film explores a complex situation from all angles, bringing an important story of environmental peril and human suffering into focus. “Absolutely the most powerful, emotion- provoking, heart-wrenching documentary I have ever seen.” (John Perkins, Author, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man)
“A Herculean work of investigative journalism.” – Ed Gonzalez, Village Voice
NR, 105 Minutes, In English, Spanish, A’ingae and Secoya with English subtitlesFirst Run Features, USA, 2009
Official Website: http://www.crudethemovie.com/
