About Footprints of War - Documentary on the Toxic Consequences of Warfare on our Ecosystem
Military attacks have alarming consequences on our ecosystem. Radioactive contaminated landscapes, many millions of tons of ammunition in our oceans, toxic landscapes, ten percent of global carbon emissions - the military footprint is huge. From WWI until today, nature is under fire. What does a war mean to our ecosystem and how is the global eco-balance affected? Can a modern war be eco-friendly? What does it mean when a military machinery is put into motion, what resources are needed and how much are used? A search around the globe and through history: The battlefields of World War I are the birthplaces of modern Ecocide. In Norway and Russia a Soviet submarine officer introduces us to one of the best kept cold war secrets: the nuclear complex. In Vietnam scientists laborate on the half a century old dioxin contamination caused by Agent Orange. On the Canadian coastline a Remotely Operated Vehicle leads us to toxic hotspots on the seafloor. In the Baltic Sea we find a German shipwreck loaded with chemical weapons. And a paradise island in the Caribbean gives shocking
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As a politics & war documentary, Footprints of War - Documentary on the Toxic Consequences of Warfare on our Ecosystem uses footprints, toxic, consequences as its central frame. Political documentaries frame contested decisions through selected evidence and voices. Identify the institutions involved, the historical timeline, whose interests are represented and which perspectives are absent or disputed.
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- Title
- Footprints of War - Documentary on the Toxic Consequences of Warfare on our Ecosystem
- Category
- Politics & War
- Runtime
- 52 minutes
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- wocomoDOCS
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