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Des plantations commerciales d’eucalyptus créent un conflit en Indonésie

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Indonesia

Lancement

October 2015

Durée

7:49

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In a rapidly dwindling community forest the people of Pandumaan & Sipituhuta have put up a strong fight to stop the growth of monoculture eucalyptus plantations. But the aggressive actions of the company & its close alignment with local politicians & the police have led this struggle down a dark path – protests, intimidation, arrests & confrontations.

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    Leader autochtone de Padumaan Sipituhuta, du nord de Sumatra. Elle se bat pour protéger sa forêt ancestrale de benjoins saisie par PT...s.

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    Formed in 2006, by Paul Redman (director & camera) and Tim Lewis (producer & sound), Handcrafted Films have worked in many diff...y.

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    Director – Project Manager Paul Redman’s documentary filmmaker. Recognized internationally, his work has been rewarded many...

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    Producteur En tant que producteur, ingénieur du son, monteur, photographe ou écrivain, Tim Lewis a produit plusieurs documentaires po...

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    Réalisateur, Directeur de la Photographie, Monteur Nanang est un réalisateur indonésien. Il est membre des Rejang de Bengkulu, un pe...

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    Photographe Joel Redman est photographe. Son travail est exposé et récompensé internationalement. Joel a été publié dans The Guar...

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