Plastic - The real Seamonster

A French subtitled version will be screened

The day before the screening, the booking will be closed. Seats will be available at the theatre front desk.

Plastic - The real Seamonster

Directed by

Max Mönch - Friedemann Hottenbacher

Written by

Max Mönch - Friedemann Hottenbacher

Produced by

© ZDF - Werwiewas

Documentary, Germany, 2012, 52 min

Plastic floats.This is where our story begins.Millions of tons enter the ocean every year, pouring out from rivers and shores,ships and platforms. The world’s scientists have studied the phenomenon and come to alarming results.Plastic contains synthetic hormones that are released when plastic breaks down into tiny particles through wind, waves and exposure to the sun.Once in seawater, plastic absorbs toxic substances known as POPs,or persistent organic pollutants. This process allows toxins to accumulate in a density a million times higher than normal. What happens when fish and seabirds mistake the plastic for food? Scientists have found evidence that these toxins are entering the food chain,and ultimately winding up in our bodies. Worse still, plastic doesn’t biodegrade. Instead, it becomes trapped in massive maelstroms of garbage. Scientists have identified five of these so-called gyres. A few of them are larger than Spain and Portugal combined. The world’s biggest dumps are at sea.