Three years in the making, this riveting new documentary from acclaimed filmmaker Joe Berlinger (Brother's Keeper, Paradise Lost, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster) tells the epic story of one of the largest and most controversial legal cases on the planet. An inside look at the infamous $27 billion "Amazon Chernobyl" case, Crude is a real-life, high stakes legal drama involving global politics, the environmental movement, celebrity activism, human rights advocacy, multinational corporate power, and the fate of disappearing indigenous culture..Subverting the conventions of advocacy filmmaking, this award-winning film explores a complex situation from all angles, bringing an important story of environmental peril and human suffering into focus.

AWARDS: Best Documentaries of the Year – National Board of Review, Best International Documentary – One World Media Awards, Grand Jury Prize – Independent Film Festival of Boston, Grand Jury Prize – Yale Environmental Film Festival, Grand Prize - 27e Festival International du Film d’Environnement, World Wildlife Fund Documentary Award – Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, Current Energy Filmmaker Award – AFI Dallas International Film Festival, Best Editing – Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Human Spirit Award – Nashville Film Festival, EarthVision Environmental Film Award – Santa Cruz Film Festival, Reel Earth Award, International Features – Reel Earth Film Festival New Zealand, Best Documentary Film – Mexico International Film Festival, OFF Docúpolis Award – Docúpolis International Documentary Film
Festival, Special Jury Prize for Environmental Documentary – Traverse City Film Festival, Elizabeth Taylor Humanitarian Award – Puerto Vallarta Film Festival, Lifetime Achievement Award in Documentary – Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival, Brando Award – Red Nation Film Festival, Shining Light Award – Jacksonville Film Festival, Audience Award, Documentary – Amazonas Film Festival

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