The story of lawsuit by tens of thousands of Ecuadorans against Chevron over contamination of the Ecuadorean Amazon.The story of lawsuit by tens of thousands of Ecuadorans against Chevron over contamination of the Ecuadorean Amazon.The story of lawsuit by tens of thousands of Ecuadorans against Chevron over contamination of the Ecuadorean Amazon.
- Awards
- 15 wins & 2 nominations
Dan Ashley
- Self - ABC 7 News
- (archive footage)
German Yanez
- Self
- (as Judge German Yanez)
Adolfo Callejas
- Self
- (as Dr. Adolfo Callejas)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe outtake footage used by Chevron was found to have been manipulated as part of its retaliatory case against the lawyers for the Ecuadorians. The judge who ordered the footage to be turned over to Chevron was opposed by many journalists and documentary filmmakers including Bill Moyers and Michael Moore. The mis-use of this footage helped to secure a verdict against the legal team for the Ecuadorians which was later called into serious question when Chevron's key witness admitted to lying on the stand and to receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars for his testimony.
- Quotes
Protester at 2008 Chevron Shareholders meeting: [Protester at 2008 Chevron Shareholders meeting] In Ecuador as in Nigeria, as in Richmond, as in Iraq, as in Burma, this company chose profit over people. It's clear that this company has no moral responsibility, no ethics. And that's why we're all here.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Episode #8.96 (2010)
Featured review
Another Documentary To Get Your Dander Up, Over
In the past 15 (or so)years,Joe Berlinger has certainly crafted his share of eye opening,edgy documentaries. From 'Brothers Keeper',to 'Paradise Lost',and 'Metallica:Some Kind Of Monster'(all co-directed with Bruce Sinofsky),and now,'Crude'. The film concerns a village in Amazonian South America (located in Ecuador)that attempts to take the oil giant,Chevron to court to sue for environmental damage & the mass destruction it has done to both the infrastructure,as well as the cancer that has resulted in Chevron's dumping of toxic oil spills in the water supply for the people who live in the various villages there. We get to view the talking heads on both sides of the argument (the villagers,the environmental advocates,as well as the oil companies and their scuzzy,bottom feeding, corporate ambulance chasers that back them up). Along the way,we are also treated to some vintage clips from Chevron's promotional films,which were generally screened to their stock holders at various meetings over the years,with countless misleading messages. As with other documentaries directed by Berlinger,some unpleasant video footage of the horrors of environmental rape brought on by careless dumping of toxic materials are to be expected (this is NOT a film for munching popcorn by,so be prepared). Spoken in Spanish with English subtitles,as well as English. Not rated by the MPAA,but contains some upsetting footage of the devastation of environmental damage & the horrors that result. Not a good choice for small children.
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- druid333-2
- Nov 27, 2009
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Crude: The Real Price of Oil
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $170,295
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,595
- Sep 13, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $185,881
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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