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201856 minPG-13documentary

7.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Smog Wars

201856 minPG-13documentary

7.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

In Warsaw, a father seeks answers about persistent air pollution and its impact on his asthmatic son following the severe smog of the 2016/2017 winter.

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Jonathan L. Ramsey

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In Warsaw, a father seeks answers about persistent air pollution and its impact on his asthmatic son following the severe smog of the 2016/2017 winter.

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Following the historically smoggy Polish winter of 2016/2017, a Warsaw father of an asthmatic son searches for answers about why air pollution continues to be a major problem in Poland - and why solving the problem is easier said than done.

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