Oil Spill of The Century
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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Oil Spill of The Century
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Mar 16, 2018
Runtime
0h 44m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
63%
Original Title
Amoco Cadiz: la marée noire du siècle, 40 ans après
Director
Josselin Mahot
Description
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.
