Synopsis for the Film

The Strange Case of Mr. Hans-Werner Tovar, Concilman (SPD), Chairman of Economic Committee- the rarest of the rare- a repentant policy maker- one who boldly goes where no policy maker has gone before and declares,” I MADE ONE SERIOUS MISTAKE. I REGRET TODAY: PUTTING UP PARTS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES FOR SALE”. Through the boardrooms and corridors of power, this documentary offers a rare insider’s point-of-view of how the process of privatization of water bodies is put into action thus effectively taking away the ‘right to water’ from the citizens straight into the mercenary hands of the water corporations. So, let’s say, that if the stakes in the water utilities are indeed handed over to these evil corporations, is it true that the quality of the water we buy from them is assured? Apparently not, as we learn from the example of Thames Water, one of the biggest water corporations. Surprisingly or maybe not, the private water supplier is itself the biggest water polluter in England. In a hardline drive for cutting costs and maximizing profits, the unsettled waste-water is conveniently dumped back into the very rivers as the water turns toxic to the degree that even the fish have succumbed to unnatural mutations. That is only the tip of the iceberg as the movie explores the waters running foggier still- job cuts, less investments into maintaining a better condition of the water pipes, more water leakage. As these diabolical companies move in and as the policy-makers fail to safe-guard the interests of the public- awareness and resistance are the needs of the hour.

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