Movie

Isla chatarra (2007)

• August 30, 2007
• 52m

• Documentary

“¿Que pasa cuando el carro maneja tu vida?”

Overview

Isla chatarra describes the phenomenon of the ubiquity of automobiles in Puerto Rico. The island measures slightly less than 9,000 square kilometers, but has 25,000 kilometers of paved road, one of the highest proportions in the planet. Puerto Rico is one of the countries with the largest number of vehicles per kilometer (of road) and third in the world in number of cars per 1,000 inhabitants. The film was produced with the idea to raise consciousness and create a dialogue about the ongoing situation of our dependence on cars. It also shows the dangerous circumstances of an island that is slowly being covered by scrap metal.

Director

Karen Rossi Coughlin

Writers

Karen Rossi Coughlin

Starring

Carlos Guilbe, Gabriel Rodríguez Fernández