Minamata

Minamata

Let truth be the prejudice.

2020115 min6.9 / 10

A sobering historical drama about a photographer's moral commitment to documenting industrial tragedy and human suffering in post-war Japan.

War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities.

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