Movie

Poison Fire (2009)

• March 12, 2009

• Documentary

Overview

In 1956, Shell drilled the first oil well in the village of Olobiri, in the African Niger Delta. Since then, massive quantities of black gold have been pumped out of the ground there, and nobody seems to worry about a little spillage: lots of excess oil gets dumped or spilled, and gas flaring, or the burning of natural gas, takes place as well. Poison Fire gives

Director

Lars Johansson