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Zdroj (The Source)
Film
Title of the film
Original title:
Zdroj
English title:
The Source
Hungarian title:
A kút mélye
Production and shooting info
Country of the production:
Czech Republic - cz
Year of production:
2005
Year of shooting:
2005
Length of the film:
75 min
Colouring:
colour
Standard format:
Beta SP
Recording format:
DV
Original language:
Czech
English
Russian
Azerbajdzian
Language of subtitle:
English
Description of the content
Baku in Azerbaijan, the site of the world’s first oil well, is once again becoming a focus for foreign investors eager to exploit the country’s vast oil riches. “Source” traces the pipeline from our commuter highways back to this surreal and sinister landscape on which our way of life depends, where cows graze on polluted land and children play in toxic gunge. With three quarters of the population living under the poverty line, the country’s post-Soviet government is promising oil will turn Azerbaijan into a ‘real country’, a prosperous and flourishing ‘New Kuwait’. But between big oil companies like British Petroleum and the corrupt government lining their pockets, what does this mean for the ordinary people of Azerbaijan? Is this “liquid gold” more of a curse than a blessing for this troubled country?
Credits
Director:
Martin Mareček
Cinematographer:
Jiří Málek
Editor:
Martin Mareček
Sound:
Martin Mareček
Ondřej Ježek
Company / Institution
Production:
Bionaut Films
Distributor:
Bionaut Films
Ethnicity and locality
Etnic group:
Azerbaijanian
Continent:
Western Asia
Country:
Azerbaijan - az
Location
(City, village, region, mountains, etc.):
Baku
Tipology
Type:
non-fiction film
Form:
documentary film
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