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2014108 min0documentary

9.2/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

Environmental Crime

The Watershed

2014108 min0documentary

9.2/ 10(2 ratings)• TMDB

In the Millevaches region of France, local residents discuss their reliance on shared water resources within the Loire watershed and its environmental challenges.

Environmental Crime

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Dominique Marchais

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In the Millevaches region of France, local residents discuss their reliance on shared water resources within the Loire watershed and its environmental challenges.

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Dominique Marchaiswriter

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The Millevaches region features diverse elements such as wetlands, ditches, and highways. Water connects these parts of the Loire watershed. Director Dominique Marchais presents a study of this area to the estuary. Interviews with local residents illustrate how they rely on shared water resources. Communities come together around issues related to territory and the environment. The 2014 documentary lasts 108 minutes and is produced in France.

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