Bibliograph

Against the flow, by Sylvie Briet and Vassili Silovic

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Label

Against the flow, by Sylvie Briet and Vassili Silovic

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Against the flow

Medium

electronic resource

Oclc number

867771478

Responsibility statement

by Sylvie Briet and Vassili Silovic

Runtime

Summary

It's official : We're facing a problem over water! Or so they say. But what exactly is the nature of the problem? This film points to concrete examples and starts off with a paradox: the inhabitants of a village in Mali live on 6 litres of water per day and person, while at the same moment in Barcelona, the authorities fear a water shortage - each citizen uses on average 120 litres per day! This example clearly demonstrates that the definition of need and shortage is a question of proportion. The film investigates in Spain, Mali and Mexico and does not point towards any 'culprits' but reminds us that water shortage is rarely only a question of resource. What if it were, above all, a question of democracy?

Target audience

adult

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