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20185 minPGdoc-short

5.8/ 10(4 ratings)• TMDB

Environmental Crime Civil Rights

Westerly Wind

20185 minPGdoc-short

5.8/ 10(4 ratings)• TMDB

Five minutes capture the community's resistance against the proposed Aéroport du Grand Ouest in France's Zone à Défendre.

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Five minutes capture the community's resistance against the proposed Aéroport du Grand Ouest in France's Zone à Défendre.

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Jean-Luc Godard's film 'Westerly Wind' focuses on the ZAD, or Zone à Défendre, in France. This area stands in opposition to the proposed Aéroport du Grand Ouest. The film covers community efforts to resist industrial development. Activists voice their concerns about environmental preservation and the capitalist interests threatening their land. Through visual imagery and commentary, it captures the tensions between local activism and corporate expansion. The film runs for five minutes and premiered in 2018.

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