Cuba: Living Between Hurricanes

Cuba: Living Between Hurricanes (2019)

A film about the elements – hurricanes and rain, the sea and the earth. About a fishing port on the north coast of Cuba which has seen better days. About the effects of climate across the centuries in a Caribbean island sucked into global markets for its commodity crops. How sugar changed the landscape, through deforestation and soil exhaustion. About the collapse of sugar and the encroachment of a new commodity market – tourism. About the growing threat from climate change, and the move towards reforestation, ecotourism and sustainable farming.

Date of release
2019-12-10
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 10m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Michael Chanan

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