• Director(s):

    LOHR (BARBARA), TOULY (Florence), PUEL (Léo)

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2023

  • Language(s):

    German, English, French

  • Rights:

    TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD

It is a David versus Goliath story: Saúl Luciano LLiuya, a farmer in the Andes, is suing the German energy giant RWE for its carbon emissions. When Saúl Luciano LLiuya learned that RWE is said to have emitted more CO2 than Peru since the country was founding, he had to take action.

This single company has emitted more CO2 in its history than Peru alone. Today, it is one of the countries most affected by global warming.
Saúl's home and the survival of his community are threatened by melting glaciers. So he is taking RWE to court in Germany. Will the big multinationals have to pay for the consequences of global warming?
The "Saúl v. RWE" case could set a dangerous precedent for the fossil fuel sector. Saúl is a single man from a remote village in the Andes, but there are thousands of stories like his. If he wins, it could pave the way for a wave of legal action by poor countries that have contributed little to the climate crisis but are feeling its full impact.