UP TO THE LAST DROP – The Secret Water War in Europe
Dir: Yorgos AvgeropoulosAs Europe is going through a crisis that is not solely economical but also a crisis of moral values, millions of European citizens demand a response to a crucial question: is water for the European Union a commercial product or a human right? Until today, the European Institutions have not given a clear answer. The EU has still to recognize water as a human right, as the UN did in 2010.
At the same time, cities, regions and countries all around the world are increasingly rejecting the water privatization model they had adopted for years and are remunicipalizing services in order to take back public control over water and sanitation management. In Europe, the majority of the cases have been recorded in France, home of the most powerful and influential private water multinational companies of the planet. Nine cases have been recorded in Germany.
Although Berlin and Paris have recently taken back public control over their water services, the financial and political European elites are demanding from Greece, Portugal and Ireland to privatize their public water systems. Provisions about water can be found in every M.o.U, Greece, Ireland and Portugal have signed with the Troika and it’s a common stipulation provided in every bailout agreement signed between the debt-ridden countries and their lenders.
Up To The Last Drop follows the money and the corporate interests during a period of four years in thirteen cities of six EU countries. It’s a documentary film about water that reflects contemporary European values and the quality of the current European democracy.
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- Original Title: UP TO THE LAST DROP – The Secret Water War in Europe
- Greek Version Title: ΜΕΧΡΙ ΤΗΝ ΤΕΛΕΥΤΑΙΑ ΣΤΑΓΟΝΑ - Ο Μυστικός Πόλεμος του Νερού στην Ευρώπη
- French Version Title: JUSQU’À LA DERNIÈRE GOUTTE - La Guerre Secrète de l’Eau en Europe
- German Version Title: BIS ZUM LETZTEN TROPFEN – Europas Geheimer Wasserkrieg
- Duration: ~60 minutes
- Written & Directed by: Yorgos Avgeropoulos
- Produced by: Small Planet Productions (Greece)
- Co-produced by: ARTE GEIE (France), ERT (Greece), KG Productions (France)
- Available Versions: English (Subtitled), French (Dubbed) Greek (Subtitled), German (Dubbed)
- Website: http://www.uptothelastdrop.com
- Written & Directed by: Yorgos Avgeropoulos
- Producers: Yorgos Avgeropoulos & Anastasia Skoubri
- Co-Producers: Claudia Bucher, Michele Ray Gavras, Depi Vrettou
- Camera: Vasilis Mourikis, Yiannis Avgeropoulos, Alexis Barzos, Alexis Oikonomidis, Theofilos Dadis, Yiannis Chlebakos
- Music by: Yiannis Paxevanis
- Editing: Vassilis Tsoukalas, Argyris Konstandinidis
- 2D/3D Motion Graphics: Vasilis Magos
Official Selection
20th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival
Thessaloniki, Greece
2018
Nominated for Best European TV Documentary of the Year
Prix Europa
Berlin, Germany
2018
Environmental Education Award
Cine Eco Seia
Seia, Portugal
2018
Official Selection
12th Terra di Tutti Film Festival 2018
Bologna, Italy
2018
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