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La edad del agua = The age of water / Ponderosa Productions & Rada Studio present ; a co-production of American Documentary/POV in association with Latino Public Broadcasting ; in association with Chicken & Egg Pictures ; a film by Isabel Alcántara Atalaya, Alfredo Alcántara ; co-directed by Isabel Alcántara Atalaya, Alfredo Alcántara ; produced by Michéle Stephenson, Joe Brewster.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Radioactive pollution of water--Health aspects--Mexico.
- Radioactive pollution of water.
- Groundwater--Quality--Mexico.
- Groundwater.
- Leukemia--Patients--Mexico.
- Leukemia.
- Factory farms--Environmental aspects--Mexico.
- Factory farms.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (76 min.)) : sound, color
- Other Title:
- Age of water
- Place of Publication:
- [Oley, Pennsylvania] : Bullfrog Films, [2024]
- Summary:
- In Mexico's heartland, a community is mourning the deaths of three girls from leukemia, all in the span of a year. Elia, the local kindergarten teacher, and Nely, a mother who nearly lost her newborn, form a group of women seeking an investigation. They're met with resistance from government officials denying an underlying cause. Dr. Adrián Ortega, a hydrogeologist from the National University of Mexico supports their cause. After rigorous testing, they find that the water contains radioactive material exceeding safety standards by 300%. Their journey leads to a greater revelation: industrial farms have drained the region's aquifers, leaving behind a poisonous source of drinking water.
- Credits:
- Cinematography, Alfredo Alcántara ; editing, Lawrence Jackman, Clementina Mantellini ; music, Ben Fox.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed April 9, 2026).
- Publisher Number:
- bf-age Docuseek2
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