Green Warriors: Children of Lead
River Park Church Theatre
Saturday November 18,12:30pm
Free Admission
Documentary | 53 min, 2023
Language: English, French, Spanish
Post-Film discussion at 1:30pm
The film tracks the investigation of a team of scientists and journalists, from Peru, where lead is extracted, all the way to France, where the metal is refined. In both places, lead pollutes the earth, the rivers, food supplies, and local people.
Despite being banned in numerous products including fuel, paints and the manufacture of pipes, lead is still often used in buildings, weapon development, jewellery, and even in batteries.
At Évin-Malmaison, France, lead from refineries has contaminated the earth underneath various schools, stadiums, parks and gardens. The farmers of the area can no longer feed their population, because their produce is too contaminated by this lead. It has become the most polluted area in France, and there are thousands of victims. Many children of the area have lead-poisoning and, as a result, serious neurological problems.
Director: Martin Boudot
Production: Premières Lignes
Country: France