Toxic playground /

A story of how a large Swedish mining company in the 80s sends its toxic waste to a city in Chile to be reprocessed and disposed of by a Chilean company. Instead of safely disposing of this waste, the forgotten waste formed land piles. The children who played on these land piles gradually begun to g...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Edman, Lars (Director), Johansson, William (Director), Rocksén, Andreas, 1963- (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:Spanish
Language Notes:In Spanish and Swedish with English subtitles.
Published: Paris, France : CAT&Docs, 2009.
Series:Academic Video Online
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:A story of how a large Swedish mining company in the 80s sends its toxic waste to a city in Chile to be reprocessed and disposed of by a Chilean company. Instead of safely disposing of this waste, the forgotten waste formed land piles. The children who played on these land piles gradually begun to get sick. This film raises questions about morality, and issues of responsibility in a world of multinational companies.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed May 21, 2020).
Physical Description:1 online resource (59 minutes)
Playing Time:00:58:14
Production Credits:Cinamatographers, Lars Edman & William Johansson ; editor, Goran Gester.