Tapped

2009
7.2| 1h16m| G| en
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Is access to clean drinking water a basic human right, or a commodity that should be bought and sold like any other article of commerce? Stephanie Soechtig's debut feature is an unflinching examination of the big business of bottled water. From the producers of Who Killed the Electric Car and I.O.U.S.A., this timely documentary is a behind-the-scenes look into the unregulated and unseen world of an industry that aims to privatize and sell back the one resource that ought never to become a commodity: our water. From the plastic production to the ocean in which so many of these bottles end up, this inspiring documentary trails the path of the bottled water industry and the communities which were the unwitting chips on the table. A powerful portrait of the lives affected by the bottled water industry, this revelatory film features those caught at the intersection of big business and the public's right to water.

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Boobirt Stylish but barely mediocre overall
Gurlyndrobb While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.
Dirtylogy It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.
Ogosmith Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.
hatuva I live in a major city. My tap water sometimes has unacceptable levels of fecal coliforms so they add so much chlorine when i take a shower my throat burns. Research the epidemic of prescription meds in tap water, municipalities are not equipped to remove them. I agree there are problems but trying to demonize everyone won't truly solve problems. Wish you had done more balanced report. In one part they claim water is shipped out of state then when they criticize FDA they say most of the water stays in state. They don't discuss job creation and local economic concerns. Also if this is such a huge industry, there is a need being met. My tap doesn't exist 3 hours from home and I'm not carrying a day's water supply on my back everywhere I go. No alternatives were presented.
Ersbel Oraph America used to be filled with Puritans. Those people are dead. But their mentalities still live on. Dark skinned people, foreigner, anything that is perceived as external is ready to be used as why the dreams of somebody were not fulfilled after 20 years of work.The movie opens with a balding white middle-aged man playing concerned. I am quite sure the character is genuinely concerned, yet that does not lessen the ridicule of the scene. He is used with the "good ol times". That is why he wears artificial fiber clothes made somewhere in Asia. He remembers when he was a youngster and that life. This is why he drives a new truck, bigger than his daddy's. His family (I assume) relaxes on the banks of a river, just like local farmers used to in crop season. But the big bad wizard has come to their quiet neighborhood! A foreign company is sucking all their water. Which is not their anyway. And because there is no water, they are standing next to a wide river.I nearly dropped off my chair when the balding white middle-aged man remembered "this is like Texas in the '30s".And the movie goes on and on. It is silly as a Laurel and Hardy comedy. But saddening at the same time. Laurel and Hardy made it look like a story with silly people. This looks like reality. And these scared well-fed rednecks have the right to vote and more money in the bank than a large village in India.Contact me with Questions, Comments or Suggestions ryitfork @ bitmail.ch
Gregor Suhadolc Some time ago I had a constructive debate with my sister, who is just finishing her bio-genetic study with straight 10's if I may add, on the topic of tapped and bottled water. She was the first person to made me think over this and frighteningly also their tests of PET bottles as well as other EU countries showed the same result as we can see in the documentary. Its bad enough that we all know the excessive use of plastic which is an oil bye product is ruining our natural habitat and our living environment, but its also affecting our health since the corporations care for profits over our health and preserving nature. If you disagree hard with this documentary, than, I guess its time to open your eyes and stop thinking narrow minded as the earth is not here just so this extremely greedy generation could rape her all over again.Documentary mostly focuses on the USA tapped water, but since the industry is driven by world corporations its still a good example probably what's happening all over. And since the USA have (by my opinion) one of the most corruptible government / corporation relationship its a good example what could be there for us all in near future if people will not start thinking a bit "out of the box". And I would not agree with some of the comments that says the documentary is biased. If you watch it carefully, you will see there are quite some interviews or inserts that shows how unregulated this business really is.Most recommended for ALL viewers and ages. 10/10
legendlength When I first came across this film on IMDb I was 90% sure it was going to be another biased documentary which was rated highly because of people agreeing with the position they took. But after reading the reviews that swore it was very unbiased and well-made I decided to watch it with interest.After viewing the first 10 minutes I could tell the reviews were absolutely wrong. This film is probably as biased as you could possibly get. Throughout the rest of the film one side is shown and the other constantly demonized.If you like to view both sides of an argument avoid this rubbish.