Bottled Life

Bottled Life – Nestlé's Business with Water

Switzerland / Germany, January 2012
FILM, Documentary, 90 min.

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directed by
Urs Schnell
Written by
Res Gehriger, Urs Schnell
Status
In distribution
Website
www.bottledlifefilm.com

Can you imagine someone turning ordinary water into a billion dollar business? The secret key to the blue gold lies in the hand of Swiss transnational nutrition company Nestlé. Nestlé generates 10 billion Swiss francs a year with bottled water. A Zurich-based journalist starts investigating into his country’s most powerful corporation. He wants to find out what is behind Nestlé's fastest growing line of business. His journey leads him from Switzerland to the USA and Pakistan. He gets involved in a harsh fight between citizens trying to protect their local sources and an international giant.

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World Premiere
January 2012
Original Version
Amharic, English, Urdu, German (english subtitles),  colour, 35mm, 90 min.
Production
DokLab GmbH, Eikon Film Südwest, SRG SSR, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, WDR - Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln, ARTE G.E.I.E.
Producer
Urs Schnell, Christian Drewing
directed by
Urs Schnell
Written by
Res Gehriger, Urs Schnell
Cinemato­graphy
Laurent Stoop
Editing
Dodo Hunziker
Music
Ivo Alessandro Ubezio
Location Sound Mix
Dodo Hunziker

World Sales / World Rights

World Sales
Rise and Shine World Sales UG

Worldwide Distribution

Austria
Thimfilm GmbH Distribution
Release date: 25.10.2013
Belgium
Lichtpunt TV Rights
Germany
W-Film Distribution Distribution
Release date: 12.09.2013
Switzerland
Frenetic Films Distribution
Release date: 25.01.2012

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