CinemaOSMovie · 2003 · 0h 45m

Poison City

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Dzerzhinsk, a Russian city 240 miles east of Moscow, is considered the most chemically polluted town on Earth. Factories producing industrial chemicals (and in Soviet times, chemical weapons) employ a quarter of the 300,000 residents in a city where life expectancy has fallen to 42-47 years, the death rate is 2.6 times higher than the birth rate, and the men are close to impotence. Reporter Tim Samuels recorded a series of in-depth interviews with the inhabitants of Dzerzhinsk for the Correspondent strand, revealing what life is like for the beleaguered populace.

Directed byEwa Ewart

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 45m
Language
EN
Released
March 9, 2003
Studios
BBC

Featuring

Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring
Tim Samuels

Tim Samuels

Self - Presenter

Creative team
Directed by
Ewa Ewart
Ewa Ewart
Produced by
Ewa Ewart
Ewa Ewart

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