Product Details

• Actors: Maude Barlow, Vandana Shiva
• Directors: Irena Salina
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Oscilloscope Pictures
• DVD Release Date: December 9, 2008
• Run Time: 84 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001EUSYHQ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,886 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Flow How did a handful of corporations steal our water" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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33 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Predatory corporations vs. engaged citizens., November 24, 2008

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Preston C. Enright (Denver, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flow How did a handful of corporations steal our water (DVD)

There's a battle going on for the source of life, water. Our corporate media isn't saying much about it, but across the globe citizens are struggling against transnational corporations like Nestle and Vivendi which are seizing the dwindling fresh water supplies. It's an absolutely critical topic that this film explains in an informative and inspiring fashion. "Flow" takes us to Bolivia Cochabamba!: Water War in Bolivia, South Africa, India Water Wars: Privatization, Pollution, and Profit, Michigan and beyond; and introduces us to the people who are being harmed by corporate tyrannies that are claiming the water of their land. Big businesses are making a fortune as they pollute or divert water supplies, or bottle it for sale at prices that the world's poor cannot afford.
People in the wealthy nations may feel they are immune from this crisis, but they too are being ripped off by the bottled water racket and poisoned by the continuing toxification of water with synthetic chemicals Toxic Legacy: Synthetic Toxins in the Food, Water and Air of American Cities.
"Flow" features many heroes we don't yet know the names of, like Vandana Shiva and Maude Barlow; but we are fortunate they have been slowing the march of the corporate fundamentalists The Corporation. People concerned about health and justice will want to contribute to the cause of water rights for humans, not for CEOs. Buying and sharing this film is a great first step. Subscribing to magazines like Onearth also helps, as the Natural Resources Defense Council is featured in this film due to the research and litigation they've been advancing on this and so many other pressing environmental issues.
Parts of this film will anger the viewer, but that mood is a natural and necessary part of the process toward social change. The film ends on an optimistic note about the power of the people, something that elites have feared for centuries The Chomsky Sessions: Noam Chomsky On The World.
Let's make the change we and our children so desperately need Yes!.

See also:
Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It
Blue Gold: The Fight to Stop the Corporate Theft of the World's Water
Water Consciousness

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pay attention !!!!, January 17, 2009

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Kathy Peterson (Kansas City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flow How did a handful of corporations steal our water (DVD)

I work in the water field where protecting our water supply and paying attention to when and how it is used, and this video was even an eye opener for me. The case for greed is the platform at hand as always, the almighty dollar. The problem comes down to demand. If we as stewards of the earth stop buying the products, i.e. bottled water, the demand would dwindle and the lack of attractiveness of the industry's drain on the earth's water would help preserve this natural resouce for generations to come.
Walk away from, Coca Cola, Nestle and Pepsi bottled water. Look at the label. Pay attention and just do your part.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must See Film, January 3, 2009

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kd - See all my reviews

This review is from: Flow How did a handful of corporations steal our water (DVD)

This film shows how corporations are claiming water rights across the globe. Using the IMF and World Bank they are forcing third world countries to privitize their water systems. After this is done, the poor are unable to purchase the water.

Water is the next "blue gold." A must see film.