Birds of the Lakes Return
2018, Slovenian. Directed by Matej Vranič.
An excellent display of how humans can rehabilitate and restore an area where a heavy industry polluted the water so severely that it was unsuitable to sustain any kind of life. A a film showing how birds returned to an environment once devastated by industry. The lakes around the northern Slovenian town of Velenje, placed in the Central Europe, are geographic center of the film. They emerged as the land above the lignite mines subsided and the depressions were filled with water. The mines started operating at the end of the 19th century. In the mid 20th century a power plant was built that caused a severe pollution of the lake waters to the extent of the lakes not being fit for any kind of life. As a consequence many birds moved from these parts. After a long ecological restoration that started in the mid 1980s, life returned to the water. Gradually the birds returned as well, including some there were previously never observed in this area.
- Runtime
- 0h 54m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Slovenian
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- Released
- 26 August 2018
- Original title
- Ptice jezer, njihova vrnitev
- Country
- Slovenia
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Birds of the Lakes Return runs 54 minutes (0h 54m).
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What movies are like Birds of the Lakes Return?
If you liked Birds of the Lakes Return, try The Year Earth Changed, Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life, Polar Bear.
Who directed Birds of the Lakes Return?
Birds of the Lakes Return (2018) was directed by Matej Vranič and stars Jure Longyka, Philip James Burt.