Story of Two Rivers

Christian Jure
Argentina, documentary, 2006
57 mins. (Beta)
(Spanish with English subtitles)

The documentary analyses the case of the construction of 2 cellulose paste factories, carrying out an in -depth investigation of the functioning and reality of paper paste (pulp) factories in Valdivia (Chile), Pontevedra (Spain) and Argentina. The documentary includes clarifying, eye - opening electronic charts with statistics on the environmental impact in regions with this kind of company. The aim is to focus the debate on what we believe is the care issue: What environmental impact does a paper mill produce in the surrounding ? Will it lead to changing life styles in the population ? Is it beneficial to the communities involved? We're not referring solely to the impact on the river, but on life styles, the regional economy, vegetation an wildlife, etc. First Anniversary of "The Great March Argentine -Uruguayan" April 30th, 2005/2006 One year after the first "Great March" in which the inhabitants of Fray Bentos (Uruguay) and Gualeguaych