Pain of the Caspian

The film poses the problem of the ruthless exploitation of the natural resources of the Caspian Sea. Meeting of scientists on marine ecology. Newsreel: numerous oil platforms at sea, tankers, ships at sea, oil rigs. Oil workers at work. Fires in offshore oil fields. Firefighters extinguish the fire. Types of oil pipelines, gas condensate and oil refinery. View of the sea coast contaminated with industrial waste. Discharge of polluted waters from the Kura and Volga rivers into the Caspian Sea. Newsreel: nets full of fish caught in the Caspian. Fishermen return from the Caspian Sea without a fish catch. Environmental meeting in Sumgait. Taking water samples.

Color

5

1990