Oil Spill of The Century

Oil Spill of The Century

2018
44m
6.8

6.8/10

4 votes
Documentary
Overview

In 1978, the Amoco Cadiz, a supertanker loaded with 220,000 tons of petrol, ran aground in Brittany, France. The accident caused the biggest oil spill France has ever known and is still today known as one of the 20th century’s biggest ecological catastrophes. Forty years later, Loïck Peyron tries to understand how nature recovered from the disaster and what lessons were learned from it.

Status: Released

Language: FR

Production Information

Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
German French

Keywords

boat accident oil spill oil tanker consequences accidental crime human made disaster observational documentary unprecedented coastal waters brittany

Quick Facts

Original Title Amoco Cadiz: la marée noire du siècle, 40 ans après
Release Date March 16, 2018
Status Released
Language FR

Cast

Loïck Peyron
Loïck Peyron

Presenter

Key Crew

Josselin Mahot
Director
Fabrice Gardel
Director