Rhone, rebirth of a river (the)

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Production
2014, France
Original language
French
Running time
00:52:00
Genre
documentary
Topic
environment
Directed by
Claude-Julie PARISOT
Written by
Claude-Julie PARISOT
Produced by
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Could we restore a river as we restore a work of art or a castle? There a few years, dramatic Rhone floods uncover an incredible paradox: free design reflection river for 150 years, concreted, dammed responsible for dams, nuclear power plants, has so disturbed that returned is dangerous for men. It was decided to "restore". Through the story of this fascinating ecological and scientific adventure, the film echoes this great idea that makes its way around the world to restore the rivers furnished a bit of space and freedom they so desperately need .