Zambia: Good Copper, Bad Copper?

Written and directed by Audrey Gallet and Alice Odiot

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Zambia, a landlocked country in the heart of the African continent, contains one of the world's largest copper reserves. This investigation exposes the fraudulent activities of the multinational Glencore and the plundering of a country on an international scale.

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Glencore operates a mine in Zambia. The highly dangerous and polluting extraction method was financed with European development funds. After two years of investigation in Africa and Europe, the film shows how raw materials are plundered and the consequences of massive privatization in a developing country.

Directed by: Audrey Gallet and Alice Odiot
Written by: Audrey Gallet and Alice Odiot, with the participation of Stéphane Horel
Production: YAMI 2 - Christophe Nick
Broadcaster: France 5
Year of release: 2011
Duration: 52 min

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Prix Albert Londres 2012, Étoile de la Scam 2012

For their first documentary, directors Alice Odiot and Audrey Gallet have pulled off a master stroke. Thanks to an acute sense of narrative and didactic explanation, they effectively dismantle the all-too-familiar African adage: "A rich country, a poor people". - Le Monde