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Sand Wars (2013) Online

Sand Wars (2013) Online
Original Title :
Sand Wars
Genre :
Movie / Documentary
Year :
2013
Directror :
Denis Delestrac
Cast :
Sumaira Abdulali,George Borden,Eric Chaumillon
Writer :
Denis Delestrac
Budget :
€630,000
Type :
Movie
Time :
1h 14min
Rating :
8.3/10
Sand Wars (2013) Online

After fresh water, sand is the most consumed natural resource on the planet. As a logical consequence of this exploitation, sand's limited reserves are threatened today. "Sand wars," triggered by building booms, are raging everywhere in the world and 3/4 of the planet's beaches are in decline and bound to disappear, victims of erosion and - as hard it might be to comprehend - smuggling. Most of us see sand as a free material, a staple of holidays spent on the shore, in unlimited supply. Sand is everywhere around us, be it beach, desert or town. Every house, every skyscraper with a dazzling glass front, all our bridges, airports and sidewalks - are basically made of sand. We use it as well to make fiber optic cable, mobile phone components and computer chips. We even slip some into our toothpaste, our powered food, our glass of wine. But is this omnipresent material inexhaustible? Can the available quantity match an ever-increasing demand that is constantly fed by the need for human ...
Credited cast:
Sumaira Abdulali Sumaira Abdulali
George Borden George Borden
Eric Chaumillon Eric Chaumillon
Loke Ming Chou Loke Ming Chou - (as Chou Loke Ming)
Riza Damanik Riza Damanik
Pieter de Pous Pieter de Pous
Jean Grezy Jean Grezy
Gary Griggs Gary Griggs
Trevor Hayes Trevor Hayes - Narrator
Dick Holmberg Dick Holmberg
Claire Leguern Claire Leguern
Bernard Malherbe Bernard Malherbe
Othmane Mernissi Othmane Mernissi
Erik Meyers Erik Meyers
Mohamed Nasheed Mohamed Nasheed


User reviews

Mavivasa

Mavivasa

This was an extremely interesting subject. I live on the west coast of Canada and I had no idea that sand was so vulnerable.

We need to make everyone aware of this matter so that we can start to protect the earth from the effects of over mining the sand. I am in shock that the situation has got to this point with the governments keeping it so quiet.

Keep up the good work by making this film available to as many viewers as possible. The subject deserves all the attention you can give it.

There seems to be a blind spot as to the consequences that depletion of this very valuable material will have on earth. Not to mention the small islands that cannot support life after the affects