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Directed by | Peter Mettler |
Produced by | Sandy Hunter Laura Severinac |
Cinematography | Peter Mettler |
Edited by | Roland Schlimme |
Music by | Vincent Hänni Gabriel Scotti |
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Distributed by | Mongrel Media |
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Running time | 43 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands is a 2009 Canadian short documentary film, directed by Peter Mettler.[1] The film provides an aerial view of the environmental destruction wrought by the Alberta oil sands project.[2]
The first film ever produced by Greenpeace Canada,[3] it premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival,[4] before having a limited theatrical run in January 2010.[1] It was released on DVD in April 2010.[5]
The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Short Documentary at the 30th Genie Awards in 2010.[6]
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 89% of nine critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.2/10.[7]
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Films directed by Peter Mettler
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