Patagonia Rising
2012 · 1h 27m · Not Rated
Adventure, Documentary, Western
Directed by
Brian Lilla
Overview
A documentary that chronicles a plan to build five large hydroelectric dams on two of the world's purest free-flowing rivers in Patagonia, Chile.
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