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The Pipe (2011)

Movie"Big Oil Small Village"
Audience Score
60
The Pipe
NR 1 hr 23 minJan 13th, 2011Documentary
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A compelling documentary film four years in the making The Pipe tells the story of the small Rossport community which has taken on the might of Shell Oil and the Irish State The discovery of gas off this remote coastal village has led to the most dramatic clash of cultures in modern Ireland The rights of farmers over their fields and of fishermen to their fishing grounds has come in direct conflict with one of the worlds most powerful oil companies When the citizens look to their State to protect their rights they find that the government has put Shells right to lay a pipeline over their own
DirectorRisteard Ó Domhnaill

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:January 13th, 2011
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Scannain Inbhear Teo Underground Films
Movie Tags:
small townoil