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Megafires: The Global Threat

2020-01-21
8
fr 94m
Documentary
For more than a decade, wildfires of unprecedented force have been devouring our lives, homes and forests at a steady pace. Each year, 350 million hectares of forest go up in smoke, the equivalent of six times the size of France. In the US, the fire season now lasts up to two months longer than a generation ago, and the surface burnt annually has multiplied by three. This film sets out on a gripping journey of investigation from Europe to the US, Canada, Brazil and Indonesia to follow the work of a global team of dedicated firefighters, scientists and fire experts as they investigate why our forests are going up in flames, and act on an unexpected discovery: if we want to save our forests, homes, health and our climate, we need to radically change our attitude towards fire and the way we fight wildfires.

Director

Cosima Dannoritzer

Writer

Nicolas Koutsikas

Editor

Françoise Tubaut

Cinematography

Jean-Jacques Mréjen

Writer

Cosima Dannoritzer

conflagration forest fire

Status

Released

Countries

  • Belgium
  • Chile
  • Czech Republic
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Ireland
  • Japan
  • Latvia
  • Norway
  • Portugal
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland

Companies

  • ARTE
  • Georama TV Productions
  • NHK
  • Luna Blue Film