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Can We, as Guardians of the Earth, Reclaim Our Planet from Toxic Corporations Such as Texaco-Cheveron? See How They Raped the Amazon and Caused Death, Cancer and Destruction.
Sale: "Crude" DVD: The Toxic Rape of the Amazon by Texaco-Chevron. A Must Watch if You Want to Reclaim Earth from Its Corporate Destroyers.
Directed by Joe Berlinger
BuzzFlash.com's Review (excerpt)
"Three years in the making, this riveting documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Joe Berlinger (Brother's Keeper, Paradise Lost, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster) is 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 set against a backdrop of the environmental movement, global politics, celebrity activism, human rights advocacy, the media, multinational corporate power, and rapidly-disappearing indigenous cultures. Presenting a complex situation from multiple viewpoints, the film subverts the conventions of advocacy filmmaking as it examines a complicated situation from all angles while bringing an important story of environmental peril and human suffering into focus.
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Our Senior BuzzFlash journalist Meg White began her 12/7/09 article about the documentary "Crude":
"In the award-winning documentary Crude, the rainbow plumes of oil spreading into pristine streams are unmistakable. The fiery landscapes might remind you of sabotaged Kuwaiti oil fields, but the surrounding forest tells you you're looking at the Amazon. And still, the driver of the truck spreading oil waste on dirt roads as if it were salt on an icy sidewalk remains faceless.
.... there's never a moment when you're unsure of the identity of the victims.
The film opens with an indigenous woman saying in her language, "Since the company arrived, we are ashamed to wear our traditional clothing. Most of our women no longer sing, but I will sing for you."
Crude tells the story of a lawsuit filed by 30,000 Ecuadorians against Texaco in 1993. The plaintiffs include members of the indigenous communities of Secoya, Siona, Cofán, Huaorani, Quichua, as well as colonial settlers. Chevron inherited the burden in 2001 after a merger with Texaco. The outcome of the trial is still up in the air.
What is certain is that people are suffering."
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"Absolutely the most powerful, emotion- provoking, heart-wrenching documentary I have ever seen." --John Perkins, Author, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
"Critic's Pick! A legal thriller with rare depth and power.” - THE NEW YORK TIMES
“ A powerhouse! This one means to shake you. And in Berlinger’s hands, it does.” - ROLLING STONE
“Gripping! Berlinger is a master of true-crime vérité.” - VILLAGE VOICE
“Fascinating!” - LOS ANGELES TIMES
“Superb! Intrinsically cinematic.” - LA WEEKLY
“An inspiring David-and-Goliath tale!” - ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
“A gripping, multifaceted thriller!” - CHICAGO READER
“A gripping account of corporate malfeasance.” - TIME OUT LONDON
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