Sand Wars (2013)
1h 14m
Running Time
October 19, 2013Release Date
Sand Wars (2013)
1h 14m
Running Time
October 19, 2013Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
Is sand an infinite resource? Can the existing supply satisfy a gigantic demand fueled by construction booms? What are the consequences of intensive beach sand mining for the environment and the neighboring populations?
Where to Watch.
FreeCurrently Sand Wars is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Kanopy
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Sumaira Abdulali
Actress
George Borden
Actor
Eric Chaumillon
Actor
Riza Damanik
Actor
Pieter de Pous
Actor
Trevor Hayes
Narrator
Denis Delestrac
Director
Guillaume Rappeneau
Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 19, 2013
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 14m
Content RatingPG
Budget$630,000
Genres
Wiki.
Sand Wars is a documentary by director Denis Delestrac and produced by Rappi Productions, La Compagnie des Taxi-Brousse, InfomAction, Arte France, with the support of The Santa Aguila Foundation.
The film premiered at the Cinéma Publicis on the Champs-Elysées in 2013 and was first broadcast in May in France and Germany (Arte), where it became the highest rated documentary for 2013. A Gold Panda Award winner, Sand Wars is distributed worldwide by PBS International.
Among many other outreach victories, the film inspired the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to publish a Global Environmental Alert in March 2014 titled "Sand, rarer than one thinks".