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Among the Palms the Bomb, or: Looking for reflections in the toxic field of plenty
Lukas MarxtVanja Smiljanić

Among the Palms the Bomb, or: Looking for reflections in the toxic field of plenty

  • Documentary
RELEASE

2024-10-25

BUGET

N/A

LENGTH

86 min

Description

Where the sandy beach of the Salton Sea, the biggest lake in California, begins to crunch harder, it does not even consist of sand any more: Millions of dead fish, plants and insects pile up on the shore to form a highly toxic substance. This is how Derek explains it, a member of a Cahuilla tribe that managed to escape an attempted genocide in the 19th century to the Salton Sea and now sees itself as a protective force for the once flourishing but increasingly deserted area and its outcasts.

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