Draumalandið (2009)

Name: Draumalandið
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015-01-02T17:00:49+01:00

Documentary | 89 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 89 minuten

Alternative title: Dreamland

Country: Iceland

Directed by: Þorfinnur Guðnason and Andri Snær Magnason

IMDb score: 7,2 (133)

Releasedate: 8 April 2009

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Draumalandið plot

Iceland is attractive for green energy investors. This provides the sparsely populated country with a lot of money, but is at the expense of nature conservation. For example, the American company Alcoa has persuaded the Icelandic government to sacrifice a large part of the east of the island for 'green' aluminum production. Landscape, vegetation, animal life and agriculture are lost. Environmentalists think it is criminal and left-wing economists argue that it is not about constructive growth, but a short-term recovery of the economy. Nevertheless, the authorities are keen on such plans, even when it comes to a company like Alcoa, which is active in the US arms industry. The film is an ode to the endangered landscape: beautiful helicopter shots of a breathtaking, rugged area, with waterfalls, vast green steppes and geysers.