DUST. The Great Asbestos Trial
Director Niccolò Bruna, Andrea Prandstraller
Countries Italy, Belgium, Switzerland
Duration 85 min
Synopsis
A journey around the world, which takes off from Turin, where a huge criminal trial is now taking place, to the largest asbestos mine of Latin America and to the asbestos-filled slums in Mumbai, leads to the progressive discovery of the contemporary emergency linked to the use of asbestos. If asbestos has been declared carcinogenic and has been banned in 53 countries around the world, how is it possible that almost 70% of the world population still lives under the thread of it? In an unbiased, observational style, “DUST – The great asbestos trial” follows the debate in the courtroom, revealing the past strategies, the current interests at stake, and the future consequences all around the world of this poisonous business.
A journey around the world, which takes off from Turin, where a huge criminal trial is now taking place, to the largest asbestos mine of Latin America and to the asbestos-filled slums in Mumbai, leads to the progressive discovery of the contemporary emergency linked to the use of asbestos. If asbestos has been declared carcinogenic and has been banned in 53 countries around the world, how is it possible that almost 70% of the world population still lives under the thread of it? In an unbiased, observational style, “DUST – The great asbestos trial” follows the debate in the courtroom, revealing the past strategies, the current interests at stake, and the future consequences all around the world of this poisonous business.