Silent Snow

Summary The Arctic plains are an eminent example of nature's untouched beauty, an endless nothing in which only few know how to survive. But dangerous pesticides are silently accumulating here, poisoning it's inhabitants. A young Inuit woman investigates the sources of this pollution. Her journey takes her to three different continents, where she is confronted with conflicting interests when it comes to short term gains and health care. The recent developments in the Arctic are a disturbing preview of the consequences of structural pollution of the environmental system worldwide. View more details

Silent Snow

Directed : Jan van den Berg

Written : Unknown

Stars : Pipaluk Knudsen-Ostermann

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Genres : Adventure Biography Documentary News

Release date : Feb 28, 2011

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

Summary The Arctic plains are an eminent example of nature's untouched beauty, an endless nothing in which only few know how to survive. But dangerous pesticides are silently accumulating here, poisoning it's inhabitants. A young Inuit woman investigates the sources of this pollution. Her journey takes her to three different continents, where she is confronted with conflicting interests when it comes to short term gains and health care. The recent developments in the Arctic are a disturbing preview of the consequences of structural pollution of the environmental system worldwide. View more details

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Genres : Adventure Biography Documentary News

Release date : Feb 28, 2011

Official sites : Official site

Language : English

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