
Crude
2009-09-09 · 105 min · ★ 6.5
The story of lawsuit by tens of thousands of Ecuadorans against Chevron over contamination of the Ecuadorean Amazon.
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- Directors
- Joe Berlinger
- Production companies
- Third Eye Motion Picture Company, Entendre Films, RadicalMedia, Red Envelope Entertainment
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Rafael CorreaSelf - President of Ecuador
Hugo ChávezSelf
Trudie StylerSelf
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