The Dream of Water ( El sueño del agua ) ( Le re?ve de l'eau )

The Dream of Water (DVD) (*)

~~$20.99~~ $14.97

Original Title: El sueño del agua
Alternate Title: Le re?ve de l'eau
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
French ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
57 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2004 and produced in:
Spain ( Spain, Portugal )

Directed By:
Albert Solé

Written By:
Albert Solé
David Fernández de Castro

Actors:
Albert Solé

Synopsis:

The dream of water by Albert Sole from Spain gives a synthetic view on the problems caused by lack or even excess of water in some world areas. The documentary benefits from the opinions of a lot of prominent experts interviewed for the film such as William Cosgrove, president of the World Water Council, Jean-Michel Cousteau, president of Ocean Futures Society and Rita Levi-Montalcini, winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine. Alarming statistics by the UNESCO and the World Water Assessment Programme give a clear view of the current situation and of what may happen within 2025 if nothing changes. The references of the figures mentioned on the screen could yet have been more systematically given, as it would have reinforced their credibility. Sequences from all over the world give a complete view of the problem, mixing blunt facts and figures with a more engaging way of telling stories as children from different countries describe the water problems they face in their own words.

The Dream of Water will expose the political and social problems related to water resources. In the documentary, expert voices from personalities such as William Cosgrove: President of the World Water Council, Mikhail Gorbachev: President of Green Cross International, Jean-Michel Cousteau, President of Ocean Futures Society and Rita Levi-Montalcini, winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, will contribute their ideas for solutions to avoid the conflcts that arise in the wake of water division. In parallel, boys and girls from different parts of the world will speak in first person about the water problems that they confront daily. En Benin, Crepin will explain to us how the pollution of his lake is reducing the number of fish. En Holland, Muriel will tell us how she is forced to evacuate her home because of the need to reenforce the dyke that protects her house from the sea. Nandini, in India, will detail for us her daily odyssey just to be able to provide water for her family. On the Gaza Strip, Isam and Anath will explain how the distribution of potable water mounts the tension in one of the most untable regions of the world.
And in the desert of Atacama, in Chile, Julio will show us how they have decided to combat it through imagination. Alberto Sole about his film 'The sustainable management of the world's water resources seems to be one of the greatest challenges facing humanity. The statistics are alarming. Currently, more than 1 billion people live in conditions of water scarcity, and this number is expected to double in the near future. Diseases caused by the poor quality of water are advancing inexorably. Without water, life and the civilizations that depend on it will disappear. There are few problems as global in nature as those related to water. They affect everyone equally, in spite of the fact that many of the world's citizens are still largely unaware of the dangers threatening this extremely vital resource'

The documentary "The Dream of Water", on which the game is based, deals with the importance of water in the world via a trip round the world showing the fears of different cultures regarding water and the solutions adopted. Through the testimony of boys and girls around the world the situation in different countries and different cultures is described.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 03 December, 2012.