Dark Waters
, Start Time: 20:00 An Lanntair Kenneth Street Stornoway HS1 2DS
- Event Type:
- Drama Features
- Feature Films
- Film Programme
Drama
Country of Origin: United States
Year Released: 2019
Run Time: 2hr 6min
Language: English
Director: Todd Haynes
Classification: 12A
Featuring: Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins & Bill Pullman.
Description:
Dark Waters tells the shocking and heroic story of an attorney (Mark Ruffalo) who risks his career and family to uncover a secret hidden by one of the world’s largest corporations and to bring justice to a community dangerously exposed for decades to deadly chemicals. Corporate environmental defence attorney Rob Bilott has just made partner at his prestigious Cincinnati law firm in large part due to his work defending Big Chem companies. He finds himself conflicted after he’s contacted by two West Virginia farmers who believe that the local DuPont plant is dumping toxic waste in the area landfill that is destroying their fields and killing their cattle. Hoping to learn the truth about just what is happening, Bilott, with help from his supervising partner in the firm, Tom Terp (Tim Robbins), files a complaint that marks the beginning of an epic 15-year fight—one that will not only test his relationship with his wife, Sarah (Anne Hathaway) but also his reputation, his health and his livelihood.
Screenings:
An Lanntair Arts Centre, Isle of Lewis: Thursday the 22nd of July at 8pm.
Grinneabhat Community Room, Isle of Lewis: Saturday the 24th of July at 7pm.
Carinish Village Hall, North Uist: Saturday the 24th of July at 8pm.
Northbay Hall, Barra: Saturday the 24th of July at 8pm.