CD/DVD — Review

The Refugees of the Blue Planet

directed by Helene Choquette and Jean-Philippe Duval
53 minute DVD, colour, ages 12+
co-produced by Les Productions Virage, National Film Board of Canada and Point Du Jour, 2006
DVD-R: 153E 9907 101
Also available in French
www.nfb.ca

This film highlights the plight of environmental refugees—millions of people who have been forcefully displaced from their rural homes, not by political or religious strife, but because their lands are being degraded or destroyed due to the effects of global warming or exploitation by industry. Although these people live in far-flung areas around the world—including Canada—their stories are remarkably similar in terms of the impact that losing their homes has on personal lives. This is a powerful film that highlights the sorrow and rage that people feel in the face of what they see as preventable injustice and betrayal.

Reviewed by Diana Mumford

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