Last Call at the Oasis

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  • Opened May 4, 2012 
  • 1 hr 45 min
  • PG-13 | Brief Strong Language and Some Disturbing Content
  • Firmly establishing the urgency of the global water crisis as the central issue facing our world this century, this documentary illuminates the vital role water plays in our lives, exposes the defects in the current system and shows communities already struggling with its ill-effects. Featuring activist Erin Brockovich, respected water experts including Peter Gleick, Jay Famiglietti and Robert Glennon and social entrepreneurs championing revolutionary solutions, the film posits that we can manage this problem if we are willing to act now. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Peter Gleick, Erin Brockovich, Jay Famiglietti, Robert Glennon, Pat Mulroy
  • Director: Jessica Yu
  • Genres: Documentary

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Washington Post
| Ann Hornaday

As a lucid, emotionally involving portrait of the looming crisis surrounding water - supplies of which are dwindling as contamination rises - Jessica Yu's smartly constructed argument works less as a tutorial than as an infectiously impassioned call to arms. Read full review

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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
| Jennie Punter

There is nothing dry about Last Call at the Oasis, Jessica Yu's engaging, informative and fast-flowing documentary exploring the global water crisis. Read full review

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San Francisco Chronicle
| Amy Biancolli

One can argue the movie's finer points, but in the end, there's no escaping its creeping pile-up of evidence that Mother Earth is critically dehydrated - and we need to do something, fast. Read full review

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New York Post
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The most engaging is straight-shooting Erin Brockovich (whom you'll remember from that Julia Roberts pic), still helping average Joes fight uphill battles against corporate toxin-dumping. Read full review

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