THE ERA OF GIANTS

L'ÈRE DES GÉANTS

By Davide BARLETTI, Lorenzo CONTE

FIPADOC - INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL, BIARRITZ - as FEST

Documentary - Completed 2023

They are the giants of southern Italy, olive trees that are sometimes thousands of years old and thought to be almost immortal. But now they've been hit by a devastating bacterium. Xylella Fastidiosa has already killed 21 million olive trees.

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FIPADOC 2024
European Stories
    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • ITALY
    • Languages
    • ITALIAN
    • Duration
    • 70 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Davide BARLETTI, Lorenzo CONTE
    • Synopsis
    • They are the giants of southern Italy, olive trees that are sometimes thousands of years old and thought to be almost immortal. But now they've been hit by a devastating bacterium. Xylella Fastidiosa has already killed 21 million olive trees.