Toxicily (2024)
"Better to die of cancer than of hunger," are words you may well hear on Priolo beach in Sicily. In the shadows of the lovely city of Syracuse lies one of Europe's largest petrochemical complexes. 70 years after the arrival of the first refineries, the area seems to have been abandoned to its fate as poison taints the sky, water and land. Woven around fragments supplied by residents who resist, are resigned or choose to look the other way, the film Toxic Sicily sets out to tell the tale of a place sacrificed on the altar of progress, modernity and globalisation.
Director: François-Xavier Destors, Alfonso Pinto
Genre: Documentary
Runtime: 70 min
Release Date: September 18, 2024
Country: France, Italy
Language: Italiano
Original Language: it
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Toxicily about?
- "Better to die of cancer than of hunger," are words you may well hear on Priolo beach in Sicily. In the shadows of the lovely city of Syracuse lies one of Europe's largest petrochemical complexes. 70 years after the arrival of the first refineries, the area seems to have been abandoned to its fate as poison taints the sky, water and land. Woven around fragments supplied by residents who resist, are resigned or choose to look the other way, the film Toxic Sicily sets out to tell the tale of a place sacrificed on the altar of progress, modernity and globalisation.
- Who directed Toxicily?
- Toxicily was directed by François-Xavier Destors, Alfonso Pinto.
- How long is Toxicily?
- Toxicily has a runtime of 1h 10m (70 minutes).
- What genre is Toxicily?
- Toxicily is a Documentary film.
- Where was Toxicily produced?
- Toxicily was produced in France, Italy.