Baku/15.04.22/Turan: The Czech Embassy and the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan will commemorate the Earth Day on 22 April, 16:30 by public screening of an ecological documentary film „Places of Life“ by the Czech film director Jakub Skalický at the Landmark Baku Cine Club, with Azerbaijani and English subtitles.
At specific examples from the Czech Republic, „Places of Life“ tells a story of landscape recovery after systematic exploitation by mining, highlights the importance of biotopes and shows ways to restore them. The screening takes place as a follow-up event to the international EKOFILM festival, organized annually under the auspices of the Ministry of Environment of the Czech Republic.
Participation is free of charge; please come at least 15 minutes before the screening.—0—
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