Coal
CHARBON depicts how Europe was built on fossil fuels over the past 100 years.And how it was torn apart by wars that were the result of these same fossil fuels.During 3 trips to Ukraine, Italy and Iraq, filmmaker Manu Riche explains how he and his French-German family are inseparably connected to the fate of the Iraqi filmmaker and refugee Hayder Helo.
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CHARBON depicts how Europe was built on fossil fuels over the past 100 years. And how it was torn apart by wars that were the result of these same fossil fuels. During 3 trips to Ukraine, Italy and Iraq, filmmaker Manu Riche explains how he and his French-German family are inseparably connected to the fate of the Iraqi filmmaker and refugee Hayder Helo.
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- Release date
- Mar 6, 2025
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
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- Language
- Arabic, English
- Country
- Belgium, Italy
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