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Petropolis

DIR: Peter Mettler
2009 / Canada / 43 min

Shot primarily from a helicopter, filmmaker Peter Mettler's "Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands" offers an unparalleled view of the world's largest industrial, capital and energy project. Canada's tar sands are an oil reserve the size of England. Extracting the crude oil called bitumen from underneath unspoiled wilderness requires a massive industrialized effort with far-reaching impacts on the land, air, water, and climate. It's an extraordinary spectacle, whose scope can only be understood from far above. In a hypnotic flight of image and sound, one machine's perspective upon the choreography of others, suggests a dehumanized world where petroleum's power is supreme.

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Cinéaste Peter Mettler
Scénario Peter Mettler
Caméra Ron Chapple
Montage Roland Schlimme
Musique Gabriel Scotti & Vincent Hänni
Son Roland Schlimme & Peter Mettler
Durée 43 min
Année 2009
Pays Canada
Couleur Colour
Tags energy resources, industry, landscape, poetic
Production Autlook Filmsales
Autlook Filmsales
Adresse:  Trappelgasse 4/17
Ville:  A-1040 Vienna
Pays:  Autriche
Web:  www.autlookfilms.com/
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Mobile:  +43 664 510 55 52
Fax:  +43 1720 55 35 72

Distribution Autlook Filmsales
Autlook Filmsales
Adresse:  Trappelgasse 4/17
Ville:  A-1040 Vienna
Pays:  Autriche
Web:  www.autlookfilms.com/
E-mail:  
Téléphone:  +43 720 34 69 34
Mobile:  +43 664 510 55 52
Fax:  +43 1720 55 35 72

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