Peace Out (2011)

Directed by

Charles Wilkinson

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 22m

Rated

G

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary profiles the tension between energy development and environmental protection in Alberta's Peace River Country. It shows how oil, hydroelectricity and nuclear power projects affect the region.

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What happens

Peace Out is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Charles Wilkinson and released in 2011. The film is a portrait of the conflict between economic and environmental issues around the development of various energy projects, including oil, hydroelectricity and nuclear power, in Grande Prairie and the Peace River Country region of Alberta. The film premiered at the 2011 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it won the award for Most Popular Canadian Documentary. It was later screened at the 2012 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize from the Best Canadian Feature Documentary jury. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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