2014 CNEX 國際華人紀錄片影展

毒家真相 Toxic Playground     [台灣首映]

 瑞典 Sweden / 2009 / 70 min / 導演 Director：Lars EDMAN and William JOHANSSON

2010 韓國國際紀錄片影展

誠品信義11/3,11:00   誠品信義11/6,13:40

1985年，智利的一間廢棄物處理公司，在北部的艾利卡郊區傾倒2萬1千噸來自瑞典銅鋅礦商的有毒廢棄物。

不久，智利政府竟批准在廢棄物掩埋場附近興建貧民窟，數千戶貧困家庭暴露在充滿鉛和砷等危險有毒物質的環境中，孩子們在此渡過他們的童年，重金屬對他們健康的毒害漸漸顯現。

導演生於智利，從小被瑞典家庭收養，長大後回到智利念電影，這段紀錄與揭露真相的過程，也是尋根的過程……

Children in Arica in the North of Chile are falling badly ill because of toxic waste dumped by a Swedish company in the 80’s. The young filmmaker Lars find Rolf, head of environment at the company who was responsible for the waste going to Chile and who decides to deal with his wrongdoings in the past. He agrees to go back to Chile to take the consequences.

 Lars, 23, is studying film in Chile when he meets children in Cerro Chuño, Arica. They are falling badly ill because their neighbourhood has been a dump for toxic waste from Skellefteå, Lars’ home town in Västerbotten, Sweden. The waste, sent to Chile in 1985, contains heavy metals, which most probably is the main cause to the diseases of the children.

The film is a detective story with Lars as the leading character. He is a young dreamer who suddenly becomes a devoted fighter for truth and justice. The meeting with Rolf brings new and unexpected aspects to his engagement.