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INVESTIGATION CURRENT AFFAIRS
The future of Venezuela hangs
by a thread. Twenty years after
Chavez’ Bolivarian Revolution,
one of the richest countries in
the Cono Sur is on the brink of
civil war. How did we get here?
What has changed in the geo-
political context to undermine
Maduro’s hold on power? What
is the situation on the ground
for average Venezuelans and to
what extent will the people of
Venezuela decide their coun-
try’s fate? The film takes us to
the streets of Caracas, to some
of the most violent barrios in
the world, and along the border
with Colombia, weaving stories
of Venezuelans who were for-
ced to flee, Venezuelans who
refuse or can’t afford to leave,
with those of the main interna-
tional political, economic and
military actor.
GENRE
: Investigation,Geopolitics,
Human rights
LENGTH
: 52’
ASPECT RATIO
: 16:9
SHOOTING FORMAT
: HD
AUTHOR(S)
: Emiliano Sacchetti
DIRECTOR(S)
: Emiliano Sacchetti
PRODUCTION
: GA&A Productions
in coproduction with
Gruppe5/ZDF, in association with
ARTE
PRODUCTION YEAR
: 2019
VERSION(S)
: English, French,
Italian
VENEZUELA, THE CURSE OF OIL
In war-torn Yemen there still is
a civil society that is enduring,
despite bombs and destruction,
violence of the militias and a
devastating humanitarian crisis.
Beyond all that, there are resi-
lient simple men and women
who are carrying out a possible
reconstruction, determined to
preserve and foster their origi-
nal cultural identity. A teacher,
a film director, a journalist, a
photographer, a music student
are fighting their silent battle
against obscurantism and the
superpowers that are devasta-
ting their country. A very rare
testimony from Yemen, where
journalists’ lives are threate-
ned, made possible by the col-
laboration of an Italian-Yemeni
war reporter and 3 crews of lo-
cal filmmakers.
GENRE
: Investigation,Current Affairs,
People&Society
IN POST-PRODUCTION
DELIVERY Q1/2020
LENGTH
: 52’
ASPECT RATIO
: 16:9
SHOOTING FORMAT
: HD
AUTHOR(S)
: Laura Silvia Battaglia
DIRECTOR(S)
: Laura Silvia Battaglia
PRODUCTION
: Todos Contentos Y
Tambien Napoli e GA&A Productions
in collaborazione con Rai DOC3
PRODUCTION YEAR
: 2019
VERSION(S)
: English, Italian
YEMEN, DESPITE THE WAR
