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202071 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(5 ratings)• TMDB

Water Crisis Deforestation

Day Zero

202071 minPGdocumentary

8.0/ 10(5 ratings)• TMDB

Cape Town residents faced severe water shortages during a crisis that left them with only 50 liters of water per person per day.

“Every drop counts.”

Water Crisis Deforestation

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Virginia Quinn,

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Cape Town residents faced severe water shortages during a crisis that left them with only 50 liters of water per person per day.

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Virginia Quinn

Virginia Quinndirector

Kevin Simdirector

Kevin Simwriter

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel Ejioforcast

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Cape Town faced severe water shortages in 2017, prompting urgent discussions about the global water crisis. Over three years, "Day Zero" features interviews with scientists and experts who discuss the Cape Town crisis, deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, and intensive farming practices in the American Midwest. The film examines how these issues contribute to escalating water scarcity and calls for a reevaluation of water use worldwide.

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