Dark Waters

Dark Waters

Robert Bilott works as a corporate attorney for one of the world's largest corporations specializing in DuPont chemical products. But after years devoted to this giant, the man decided to leave her and start fighting the problem of ecology. It was the fault of one unremarkable man, who turned to a lawyer with the story of how almost a hundred heads of his cattle simply died year after year due to pollution from the DuPont company. Its chemicals have been contaminating drinking water all this time, making people's lives simply unbearable. Robert is ready to put his whole life, career, family on the line to defend the environment against his former bosses. Read more The film is based on real events. The director of the picture was Todd Haynes, who is known for the films "Far from Paradise" (2002, nominated for an "Oscar"), "I'm not there" (2007), "Carol" (2011). Starring: Mark Ruffalo ("Island of the Damned" (2009), "Illusion of Deception" (2013), Marvel Cinematic Universe), Anne Hathaway ("Les Miserables" (2012, Oscar nomination), "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012), "Interstellar" (2014)), Tim Robbins ("The Shawshank Redemption" (1994), "The Secret River" (2003, "Oscar" for "Best Supporting Actor"), "The Secret Life of Words" (2005)). The limited release of the picture took place on November 22, 2019 in the USA. Film critics on Metacritic rated the film 73/100, and Rotten tomatoes has 91% positive reviews (117/129).