FrackNation (2013)

Directed by

Ann McElhinney, Phelim McAleer

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 17m

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 25 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary that examines the oil and gas extraction method known as fracking. It challenges claims made by activists and other films that criticize the practice.

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What happens

FrackNation is a feature documentary created by Phelim McAleer, Ann McElhinnery, and Magdalena Segieda. The film, released in 2013, claims to address alleged misinformation from environmentalists about the process of hydraulic fracturing, commonly called fracking. FrackNation looks at the process of fracking for natural gas and seeks to address the concerns surrounding the process that were highlighted in the fracking-critical film Gasland. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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