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This short film was inspired by a dossier called “The radioactive heritage” edited and published by Legambiente in 1999.
Italy is a crossroads for radioactive waste coming from the East. The short tells about a van transporting 18 radioactive drums. The only notice on these black aluminum drums is a “R”, which stands for “Risk”...
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About the Movie R
“Clean up the world” starts in Australia in 1989 and moves to Italy in 1994. It is the most important international event of environmental voluntary work, involving more than 100 countries all over the world. Over 500,000 citizens joined the 1999 edition, going down the streets to clean 3500 areas in 1300 Italian towns: adults, children, families, schools, associations who answered Legambiente's call. For the 2000 edition held on September 24th, Tele+ produced 15 short films (3-11 minutes long) entitled La monnezza (Rubbish), in collaboration with Legambiente.
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