The Green Lie

The Green Lie

Directed by Werner Boote
When you shop with a conscience, you don't save the world, you save the corporations.

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Overview

Genre
Environment, Science, Adventure, Investigation, and Lifestyle
Synopsis

Environmentally friendly electric cars, sustainably produced food, fair production: Hooray! The big companies would have us believe that we can save the world just by buying the right stuff. But this is a widespread and dangerous lie. In his latest documentary, Werner Boote joins forces with Katharina Hartmann, an expert in greenwashing, to explore how we can fight back against this lie. Stop the Green Lies!

Stage
finished
Running time
96 minutes

Credits

Production Details

Prod. Co.
e&a film Austria
Country
Austria
Years of Production
2018
Locations
Austria, Brazil, Germany, Indonesia, USA

Distribution Details

Release year
2018
Festivals
• Berlinale – Kulinarisches Kino 15. - 25. Februar 2018 Nominierung: Berlinale Glashütte Original Dokumentarfilmpreis • Thessaloniki Documentary Festival - Habitat 02. - 11. März 2018 • CPH:DOX - Change 15. - 25. März 2018 • BAFICI - Competencia Derec
Awards
BAFICI Human Rights Award - Best Film, Ambiente e Societa - CinemAmbiente Torino , Green Warsaw Award , Austria Ticket
Distribution
reservoir docs
Broadcast (Prod.)
ORF Austrian Broadcaster
Language
english german French Spanish Portugiese
Subtitles
english german French Spanish Portugiese Japanese Indonesian Polish Russian arabic Chinese

Photos

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