Crude constitutes Joe Berlinger's account of Texaco's alleged pollution in Ecuador; massive oil spills that reportedly contributed to tens of thousands of cases of illness and an untold number of deaths, and nearly extinguished the population of an entire village. The film devastates the audience almost by default. Without falling into excess, Berlinger repeatedly turns his camera on images that shake us to our core, from a newborn infant covered from head to toe with a deforming rash from an oil spill to shock cuts to slow-dying animals helplessly writhing in pitch-black oil slicks. And as the film rolls forward, it generates an overwhelming amount of suspens...
Released:
2009
Rated:
NR
Length:
100 mins