DARK WATERS (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Mark Ruffalo (Spotlight), Anne Hathaway (Rachel Getting Married), Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption), Bill Camp (The Killing of a Sacred Deer), Victor Garber (Argo), Mare Winningham (Philomena), Bill Pullman (Independence Day), William Jackson Harper (Midsommar), Louisa Krause (Martha Marcy May Marlene)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Todd Haynes (Carol), director; Matthew Michael Carnahan (Deepwater Horizon) and Mario Correa (film debut), writers; Pamela Koffler (Hedwig and the Angry Inch), Mark Ruffalo (Sympathy for Delicious), Jeff Skoll (Neruda) and Christine Vachon (Far From Heaven), producers; Marcelo Zarvos (Wonder), composer; Edward Lachman (I’m Not There), cinematographer; Affonso Gonçalves (Paterson), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Robert Bilott (Ruffalo), a corporate lawyer, uncovers a dark secret that links a growing number of unexplained deaths to the irresponsible actions of DuPont, one of the world’s largest companies. He sets out to expose the truth so that people can understand the damage that the company has done…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

In this incredibly revealing and even disturbing dramatization of lawyer Robert Bilott’s uncovering of DuPont’s careless acts, star and producer Mark Ruffalo shows the world how significant their actions have been for the health of each and every one of us.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 28TH FEBRUARY 2020

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