The Murderous Heatwave

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Production
2004, France
Original language
French
Running time
00:52:00
Genre
documentary
Topic
society
Directed by
Jean-François Hassoun
Written by
Jean-François Hassoun
Produced by
Gédéon programmes
Member page
Gédéon programmes

August 2003: 14.802 people die from the un-precedent heat wave which strikes France. An unexpected medical catastrophe in a developed country which today questions its inability to face such a disaster.

What did we learn from it? Doctors, politicians, Weather forecasters and first hand accounts from this tragic month will help answer this question.