"Wars of the future will be fought over water, as they are today over oil, as the source of all life enters the global marketplace and political arena. Corporate giants, private investors, and corrupt governments vie for control of our dwindling fresh water supply, prompting protests, lawsuits, and revolutions from citizens fighting for the right to survive. Past civilizations have collapsed from poor water management. Will ours too?"--Container.

Title from credits. "Mark Achbar and Si Litvinoff present"--At head of title. DVD menu does not give any closed captioning options. Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. Based on the book Blue gold : the fight to stop the corporate theft of the world's water, by Maude Barlow and Tony Clarke. Special features include trailer, filmmaker interview and deleted scenes.

Introduction -- Dying of thirst -- The crisis -- Pollution -- Desertification -- The politics -- Government corruption -- Desalinization -- Bottled water -- Murder of Joan Root -- Ryan's well -- The water wars -- Bolivian water wars -- Bush family in Paraguay -- The way forward -- Memorial.