Nauru, an Island Adrift
A quiet island, lost in the pacific ocean. Nothing worth of interest, until the day a stroke of luck, phosphate, provided by the island's coral core, led the country to incredible heights: in 1975, it became the second richest country per inhabitant in the world after Saudi Arabia... Only to plunge into ruins a few years later.
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Nauru, an Island Adrift
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Status
Released
Release Date
Mar 14, 2009
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Nauru, une île à la dérive
Production Companies
Film Oblige, Cercle Bleu
Director
Juliano Ribeiro Salgado
Description
A quiet island, lost in the pacific ocean. Nothing worth of interest, until the day a stroke of luck, phosphate, provided by the island's coral core, led the country to incredible heights: in 1975, it became the second richest country per inhabitant in the world after Saudi Arabia... Only to plunge into ruins a few years later.
