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I wish it were an actual project, but alas, we can only dream. With aidan gillen, michael malarkey, laura mennell, ksenia solo. The main idea was to explore strong film atmosphere with a consistent narrative orientation. As fast as it is happening for our protagonist, quinn, is as fast as mayer takes us along for the ride. Dark waters, a film detailing lawyer robert bilotts twentyyear legal battle with the dupont chemical company over the poisoning of water. Mark ruffalo takes on the man in todd haynes dreary ecothriller ruffalos passion project is a didactic tale of corporate malfeasance, but its environmental. Dark waters chronicles the true story of bilotts nearly 20year battle to hold dupont accountable. The official showtimes destination brought to you by focus features. Todd haynes dark waters, the basedonfact story of cincinnati attorney rob. A relentless international thriller with a terrifying topic and an impressive heroine, raisa jordan. It was impossibly expensive, extraordinarily dangerous, and as a secret. A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution. Dark waters charlies angels true fiction top end wedding 10 things we should do before we break up goldie standing up, falling down.
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