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Minamata (2020)

★ 6.9 · 326 ratings on TMDB

Let truth be the prejudice.

Minamata poster★ 6.9

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

DirectorAndrew Levitas
CastAkiko Iwase, Bill Nighy, Hiroyuki Sanada, Johnny Depp, Jun Kunimura, Katherine Jenkins
GenresDrama, History
The emergence reading

Minamata keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9/E11 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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