Crude, the Documentary

A chapter of my book (publication is a week from today) focuses on a multi-billion dollar environmental lawsuit against Chevron in Ecuador. Joe Berlinger, director of the incomparable “Brother’s Keeper” and “Metallica: Some Kind of Monster,” has just released his documentary about the Chevron lawsuit. Because Berlinger is more succinct than I am, the title of his doc is, quite simply, “Crude.” It’s gotten rave reviews. The Times called it “thorough and impassioned” and Rolling Stone described it as a “powerhouse of a documentary.” Documentaries do not tend to linger at movie theaters, so please check your local listings or the film’s website for showtimes and see it soon!

Author: Peter Maass

I was born and raised in Los Angeles. In 1983, after graduating from the University of California at Berkeley, I went to Brussels as a copy editor for The Wall Street Journal/Europe. I left the Journal in 1985 to write for The New York Times and The International Herald Tribune, covering NATO and the European Union. In 1987 I moved to Seoul, South Korea, where I wrote primarily for The Washington Post. After three years in Asia I moved to Budapest to cover Eastern Europe and the Balkans. I spent most of 1992 and 1993 covering the war in Bosnia for the Post.