The documentary "Venezuela, The oil curse ", directed by Emiliano Bags, manufactured by Joy Benefited for GA&A Productions, in co-production with Gruppe5 / ZDF in association with ARTE, RTS, SVT, NRK, presented in the official selection of the International Competition for jobs over 40 'in the FIGRA – International Festival of Documentary and Reportage Department of Company, will air, Italian preview, his History (exclusively on Sky channel 407) Monday 30 March at 22.40.

“Venezuela, the curse of oil "makes use of photography Marco Pasquini, the direct taking of Juan Manuel Moreno Lopéz, assembly of Carlotta Marrucci and Giulia De Luca journalistic consulting.

SYNOPSIS

The future of Venezuela is hanging by a thread. Twenty years after the start of the Bolivarian Revolution, one of the richest countries of the Cono Sur is the center of an unprecedented humanitarian crisis for the region: crushed between corruption and poverty, economic sanctions and hyperinflation, It is on the brink of civil war. “Venezuela, the curse of oil "is a documentary that tells the hic et nunc of a country in free fall, an emblematic case study of international geopolitics in which the United States, Russia, China and Europe are measuring themselves in the name of oil. The film takes us to the streets of Caracas, along the border with Colombia and in some of the most violent barrios in the world, intertwining stories of Venezuelans who were forced to leave (or who refuse to leave) with those of the main political actors, economic and social of the international scene.

Through testimonies and expert opinions of the industry, the documentary retraces the steps of the Venezuelan crisis, fueled by poor management of oil wealth and the political battles being waged between the current government and the opposition. While the superpowers line up alongside Maduro or Guaidó, following their personal interests, is the Venezuelan people to make the cost of the various ongoing power plays, in an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.

“Venezuela, The oil curse "seeks to take stock of one that Galeano called 'las venas abiertas de América Latina'. Before the escalation.

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