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00.00-02.14 |
Stunning visual images of the Danube delta and its timeless way of life – contrasting dramatically with the huge ships moving up and down river and the Galatzi steelworks |
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02.14-04.20 |
A context map and commentary explain why the steelworks was located here. Footage and other maps show canalised water links into the rest of Europe and the former Soviet Union. Commentary points out how over-manned it is, with 30,000 workers |
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04.20-06.47 |
Footage and interviews explain what it is like living in the standard-issue flats built in the early 1990s by state planners. Marian Debu tells his personal story of dangers in the home and at work – because safety was never an issue with the planners |
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06.47-08.10 |
Commentary and maps show how Galatzi is no longer a good location for steel making; largely because there are now no links to the Soviet Union, and the Danube is blocked upstream due to the war in former Yugoslavia |
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08.10-12.00 |
Footage picks up on the changing fortunes of the Galatzi shipyard. It is now privatised and belongs to a Dutch company. It is very cost-effective, safe and a great contrast to the steel plant |
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12.00-13.10 |
Horia Axinte of the State Ownership Fund explains how EU support and other factors are being used to modernise the steelworks and diversify the town’s economy |
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13.10-18.30 |
Footage and commentary explore other new lines of economic growth, such as Alexandru’s fish trade business which provides jobs, and tourism around the natural paradise of the delta |
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18.30-19.26 |
The film returns to the fact that while the future is already working out for some individuals, many face unemployment as privatisation pushes ahead |
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19.26-End |
Credits |
