Ecological Movie "Garbage Dreams"
We were looking for this movie about an hour and a half.
Despite the fact that this film is present in many lists of the most significant environmental movies, it was very difficult to find it in order to watch.
We first looked for it in the public domain. About an hour or so.
Then we began to look for it in any access, anywhere.
During the search we found an offer to buy this movie on DVD for $ 60.
On the DVD! Not only that a DVD-player or at least a drive we have not had, we didn't want to wait until the movie will reach us on the post.
After an hour and a half search, we found the incomplete version of the film on one of the dailymotion.com .
The film missed about 10 minutes.
"Garbage dreams." This is a documentary shooting of the daily reality of people, who have the only financial support of life - the garbage.
Collection, sorting and recycling of garbage - that's all that people do know and do continue to learn in the poorest and polluted streets of Cairo.
The complete absence of disgust and fear of infection amazed me. Many of the people shown in the film work without gloves.
And the reward for such hard and harmful work is barely enough to maintain a low standard of living.
And the most amazing thing: people, who live and work in garbage, who contact with garbage 24/7, want the most everything in the world, that their rubbish remained with them, so that there would be more work. The biological instinct of self-preservation has fallen in the face of self-preservation of the financial, whose influence in many existing societies acquires vital dimensions.
The people in question do not want any other reality and only some of them represent a different future for themselves.
The film certainly evokes sympathy for the main characters and their life situations and, at the same time, I'm wondering.
If the state finds resources to pay for the services of foreign companies, whose activities comply with the standards of environmental safety and workers - this is good, ins't it?
If a significant part of the population can not re-qualify or adopt and implement appropriate safety requirements in their own processing activities, then the state's assistance will certainly be logical and appropriate.
But, and not having such help, the characters, shown in the movie, must continue to keep up with the positive changes. Especially from the frame of the film you can clearly see that neither local residents, whose life is closely connected with garbage. Neither foreign companies whose earnings depend on garbage, nor all of them together cope with all of Cairo's garbage.
Why is this film so hard to find? On one of the sites flashed an inscription about the prohibition of public access to this picture.
What is written in 10 minutes, which are missing?
I invite you to watch this movie, as it is in incomplete format. Or try also to look for it in full version.
Perhaps in your country, from your domain, this will make it easier.
What do you think about the fate of the heroes? And what is the way out of the situation you see from the outside?
If you look, I'm sure you'll think about it.
It would be great to find your thoughts in the comments.
Ksu'
For the Benefit of All Living Beings!
It really stinks that people who are doing important work, such as garbage removal and such, should be forced to maintain such a low standard of living. I am guessing that is because this process isn't a very profitable one? That is a common thread I find with things that need to be done, but don't get done. There is no money in it. I would be sad about it if there weren't people out there working so hard out there for a better system of things. Thanks for sharing. Much love! <3
In my country (Ukraine)"Garbage Business" is very profitable area. And in my city (Zaporozhye) is operating a second German company in a row.
But the private "garbage business" is running as well. People accept different type of already pre-sorted garbage, pay for it by cash, and than bring all collected material to the German recycling system, which also pays.
But all these people, who collect this first probs of garbage are mostly homeless people or people who are in the bottom of financial canyon.. I believe this is so, because it is so dirty, smelly and dangerous to health job, that you choose it only if no other choice.
We have this on a small level in a few states, but only the states that are willing to charge people an extra nickel per bottle/can. When homeless people pick these up, they can be redeemed at any store for a nickel each. So we have to spend a nickel first to get a nickel back. There is no profit involved with the USA version of garbage clean up. Also, any garbage not worth money (80% of it) stays on the ground...... Looks like my country could learn a thing or three from Ukraine. Thanks for sharing. I will tell my President about this and he will say, "no" because he is a giant, gaping asshole. Much love! <3
In Ukraine the level of recycling is very low too. Our government is also paying foreign countries for garbage service.
But it is clear, that, if some one do business out from garbage, so it has profitability. Especially if wide this business up to cover other countries.
Garbage recycling in my country is not in priority. That is why we are doing what we can and help others.
I believe in face of carrying people, like you, your president will soon have no choice))) He will listen and act.
For meow I am going to do what my boyfriend does, pick up trash while waiting for the bus, or after a music festival (you can find free goodies this way) and after/during camping/hiking. It doesn't pay, but if you are there anyway and have the means to take it out, may as well right? Thanks for the response.
Thanks for posting this. I will certainly look for this movie. It is amazing how things like this seem so insignificant to so many.
If we don't see this every day, we can be shocked for a while, but soon we forget about in our daily routine.
If we see this in our everyday life, especially if live and work in same conditions, we accept it as usual and do not see any irregularities.
Thank you for your attention.
Looking forward for your comments afterwords)
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