• Director(s):

    MASSE (MYLENE)

  • Producer(s):

    ARTE GEIE

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2017

  • Language(s):

    German, French

  • Rights:

    TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD

Since August 2016, some 19 oil wells have been set ablaze by jihadis of so-called Islamic State to slow the advance of Iraqi forces in their offensive to retake Mosul. 

Only 10 of these have been totally extinguished. Yet, Iraqi fire-fighters are waging a daily combat to bring these fires under control in appalling working conditions, amidst toxic fumes which leave the surrounding area covered in a thick layer of soot.
According to the UN environmental program, crude oil fires produce a wide range of pollutants. What will be the economic and human consequences of these attacks?