Dirty Oil

Dirty Oil

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 2009

Runtime

1h 13m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Dirty Oil

Director

Leslie Iwerks

Description

Deep behind-the-scenes into the strip-mined world of Alberta, Canada, where the vast and toxic Tar Sands deposit supplies the U.S. with the majority of its oil. Through the eyes of scientists, 'big oil' officials, politicians, doctors, environmentalists, and aboriginal citizens directly impacted by 'the largest industrial project on the planet today,' the filmmakers journey to both sides of the border to see the emotional and irreversible toll this 'black gold rush' fueled by America's addiction to oil is taking on our planet.