Polluting Paradise

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Polluting Paradise
Film poster
Directed byFatih Akın
Produced byFatih Akın
CinematographyHervé Dieu
Release dates
  • 18 May 2012 (2012-05-18) (Cannes)
  • 6 December 2012 (2012-12-06) (Germany)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Polluting Paradise (German: Der Müll im Garten Eden, also known as Garbage in the Garden of Eden) is a 2012 German documentary film directed by Fatih Akın. The film was screened in the Special Screenings section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.[1] It focuses on the Turkish village of Çamburnu in Sürmene, which has been turned into a rubbish dump by the government.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2012 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Polluting Paradise: Cannes Review". Hollywood Reporter. 19 May 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.

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