H2Omx


H2Omx is a 2013 Mexican documentary film directed by José Cohen and Lorenzo Hagerman. Based on a script written by Olga Caceres, Adán Lerma, Alejandra Liceaga & Ylva Mossing. It tells of the shortage, waste, and serious Water [pollution in Mexico|water pollution] problems in Mexico City.

Synopsis

Can a region of 22 million inhabitants make its water management sustainable? Based on a case study from the Valley of Mexico, the film inquires into the problem of water pollution in Mexico, and that despite the fact that Mexico City was founded on a lake, outside help is needed to fill it.

Release

H2Omx had its international premiere in October 2013 at the 11th Morelia International Film Festival. It was commercially released on August 28, 2014, in Mexican theaters.

Reception

Critical reception

Alisa Simon from Variety wrote : "A rallying cry for government and collective action, H2Omx is a good-looking, well-researched and smartly assembled documentary that makes a persuasive case that the time is nigh to remedy the status of water management in the Valley of Mexico." Josue Corro from Time Out México wrote: "H2Omx does not try to find solutions, but to raise awareness about the future. The honest way of dealing with a problem –without political charges, or sensationalism– places this documentary as a work that goes beyond the genetics of school or television documentaries, and projects it as an informative and relevant film on the history of Mexico City."

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