Completed - ITALIAN - Environmental, Social issues, Documentary - 72 minutes
The olive tree slowly dies, alongside a symbol and a land.
Year of production : 2023 Director(s) : Davide BARLETTI, Lorenzo CONTE
Southern Italy has been hit by the most serious and devastating phytosanitary emergency of the century. A quarantine bacterium, called Xylella Fastidiosa, killed 21 million olive trees, disrupting landscapes, economy, and human relationships. There is still no cure for this botanical infection and the epidemic is advancing north, threatening the territories of European Union.
Country(ies) : ITALY