Oil Spill of The Century (2018)

03/16/2018 (FR) • Documentary • 44m

Overview

In 1978, the Amoco Cadiz, a supertanker loaded with 220,000 tons of petrol, ran aground in Brittany, France. The accident caused the biggest oil spill France has ever known and is still today known as one of the 20th century’s biggest ecological catastrophes. Forty years later, Loïck Peyron tries to understand how nature recovered from the disaster and what lessons were learned from it.

Oil Spill of The Century (2018)

03/16/2018 (FR) • 44m

Documentary

Overview

In 1978, the Amoco Cadiz, a supertanker loaded with 220,000 tons of petrol, ran aground in Brittany, France. The accident caused the biggest oil spill France has ever known and is still today known as one of the 20th century’s biggest ecological catastrophes. Forty years later, Loïck Peyron tries to understand how nature recovered from the disaster and what lessons were learned from it.

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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

boat accident

oil spill

oil tanker

consequences

accidental crime

human made disaster

observational documentary

unprecedented

coastal waters

brittany

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