Movie Details
Original Language:Czech
The Source
DirectorMartin Mareček
WritersMartin Mareček
1 hr 17 min
Plot
Baku in Azerbaijan the site of the worlds first oil well is once again becoming a focus for foreign investors eager to exploit the countrys vast oil riches Source traces the pipeline from our commuter highways back to this surreal and sinister landscape on which our way of life depends where cows graze on polluted land and children play in toxic gunge With three quarters of the population living under the poverty line the countrys postSoviet government is promising oil will return Azerbaijan into a real country a prosperous and flourishing New Kuwait But between big oil companies like British Petroleum and the corrupt government lining their pockets what does this mean for ordinary people of Azerbaijan Is this liquid gold more of a curse than a blessing for this troubled country
