2010 • 13' • French
Director(s): Fanny Pernoud • Producer(s): Grand Angle Productions • Coproducer(s): France Télévisions • Format(s): HD
Seen from the sky, New Caledonia offers sumptuous and varied landscapes. Mountains, a lagoon listed as a UNESCO world heritage site and luxurious vegetation such as we dream of on Robinson Crusoe’s island. New Caledonia also presents a subsoil that is rich in minerals. Its red earth contains chrome, iron, copper and, above all, King Nick… nickel. An economic manna for the island, but also a major ecological risk. All these fragile resources that make up the island’s attraction must be protected in order for them to continue. During our trip we go to meet the men and women who, through their actions, are trying to conserve Nature. We fly over the south of the island with Martial Dosdane. From his helicopter he takes photos and keeps a watch over the environment. We raise giant clams with the Yambé tribe in the north east of Grande Terre. Still in the east Josette will take us to discover the mangrove where she grew up. We leave the coast to go and plant trees with the inhabitants of Gohapin in the centre of Caledonia and
finally we set out for the virgin territory of the Loyalty Islands, a dream location that is still preserved.
