ThuleTuvalu

Aug 13 2015 Not Rated 1h 36m
Documentary, News

Thule, Greenland, also called Qaanaaqis, one of the northernmost towns in the world. As the climate warms and the ice caps begin to melt, the gentle balance of life for the people of this community is in jeopardy. On the other side of the globe, the melting ice caps are raising sea levels around the Polynesian island nation of Tuvalu, threatening to wipe the island right off the map. Though a world apart, these two communities are intricately connected as environmental balance begins to tip and traditional ways of life are threatened. 'ThuleTuvalu' is a stunning documentary addressing the high price of a hundred years of development and how two very different communities are now bound together in facing an uncertain future.

Plot

Mankind is paying a high price for its development in the last one hundred years: the climate is thrown out of balance and will change the face of our planet dramatically. The first people affected live far away from the originators of these changes. 'ThuleTuvalu' shows how their lives are influenced: in Thule, the northernmost city in Greenland, where the ice is melting, and in the remote pacific insular state of Tuvalu, which is slowly drowning in the rising sea.

Written by

Matthias von Gunten

Directed by

Matthias von Gunten

Cast

Rasmus Avike, Lars Jeremiassen, Patrick Malaki

Crew

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Production Countries

Tuvalu, Switzerland, Greenland

Production Companies

HesseGreutert Film

Languages

, English

Awards

4 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
122
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA