Documentary
Up To The Last Drop -
The Secret Water War in Europe
Saturday October 20, 5.30pm
The New Theatre, 43 Essex St E, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Trailer
Documentary. 2018. Greece. Directed by Yorgos Avgeropoulos. 60 minutes.
Greek, French, Spanish, Portuguese, English and German with English subtitles.
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Synopsis
As Europe is going through a crisis that is not solely economical but also a crisis of moral values,
millions of European citizens demand a response to a crucial question: is water for the European Union a commercial product
or a human right? Until today, the European Institutions have not given a clear answer. The EU has still to recognize water
as a human right, as the UN did in 2010.
At the same time, cities, regions and countries all around the world are increasingly rejecting the water privatization
model they had adopted for years and are remunicipalizing services in order to take back public control over water
and sanitation management. In Europe, the majority of the cases have been recorded in France, home of the most powerful
and influential private water multinational companies of the planet. Nine cases have been recorded in Germany.
Although Berlin and Paris have recently taken back public control over their water services, the financial and political
European elites are demanding from Greece, Portugal and Ireland to privatize their public water systems. Provisions
about water can be found in every M.o.U, Greece, Ireland and Portugal have signed with the Troika and it’s a common
stipulation provided in every bailout agreement signed between the debt-ridden countries and their lenders.
Up To The Last Drop follows the money and the corporate interests during a period of four years in thirteen cities of six EU
countries. It’s a documentary film about water that reflects contemporary European values and the quality of the current European democracy.