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The Congolese Rainforests: Living on Borrowed Time

Jul 6, 2010

0h 30m

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Overview

In June 2010, French actress Marion Cotillard spent a week in the heart of the tropical forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo with members of Greenpeace France and Greenpeace Africa. She delivers in video a strong testimony on the looting of Congolese forests which benefits a few industrial groups, often European.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Greenpeace International

Tapio Films

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Cast

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Marion Cotillard

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Grégoire Lejonc

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The Congolese Rainforests: Living on Borrowed Time

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