ROSIA MONTANA, TOWN ON THE BRINK
Germania / 2013 / 78 min / Colour
Since an important Romanian mining company, financed by Canadian shareholders, began extracting minerals in Rosia Montana, the charming town in the Carpathian Mountains has fallen into total disrepair. These mountains contain Europe’s largest gold deposits, but this immense wealth, slow to bring great benefi ts to the inhabitants of the area, has become the cause of ruin and devastation. With an inquisitor’s eye, this documentary denounces a multinational company’s exploitation and the impotence of the citizens, showing the apocalyptic scenario in which human greed has led to the abandonment of a corner of the mountains.
Fabian Daub
Born in Aachen in 1972, he completed his studies in cinematography in Hamburg and Geneva and since 2009 has devoted himself to making short films and documentaries and managing the production company, Bildfolge Filmproduction. With Rosia Montana he has participated in numerous national and international festivals, receiving, among other awards, the prize for Best Romanian Documentary at the Astra Filmfest in Sibiu, 2012.
Credits
Sound Michael Gentner, Robert Fuhrmann, Aaron FigurskyEditing Astrid Rieger, Fabian DaubProducer Fabian DaubProduction company Bildfolge Dokumentarfilm
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