THE GOLD OF VENICE

IT / 2022 / 52' / 4K / Italian, English

SD Cinematografica / Venicefilm / Directed by Nicola Pittarello

Worldwide rights available except Italy

TAGS

Environment, Sustainability, war, ships

SYNOPSIS

In the 15th and 16th centuries, Venice’s rivalry with the Ottoman Empire led to the creation of a formidable fleet and ultimately to victory at Lepanto in 1571. Behind this naval power lay an unprecedented strategy to manage the forests and timber essential to shipbuilding. A fascinating journey into the Venetian Arsenal and an early example of large-scale natural resource management in the service of war.