After three ladies die of most cancers in a city in Mexico, a gaggle of moms and a scientist examine the water provide.
When three younger ladies die from leukaemia inside a 12 months in a Mexican city, the authorities insist that the water is just not contaminated. A trainer and native moms demand solutions and kind an motion group to analyze the trigger. After they group up with a scientist, they discover out their water is extremely radioactive.
Company agriculture for export has depleted the aquifers, abandoning an historical layer of groundwater that’s poisoning their city. This revelation prompts nationwide outrage and leads the federal government to chop off the city’s water provide, whereas some officers nonetheless declare that the water is secure.
Because the group turns in opposition to the ladies, they face a troublesome selection. They need to both surrender their activism or preserve combating for clear water and environmental justice.
The Age of Water is a documentary movie by Isabel Alcantara Atalaya and Alfredo Alcantara.
Printed On 19 Dec 2025
