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Minamata

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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Andrew Levitas

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You're the single most impossible
photographer that Life has ever had. - Minamata

You're the single most impossible photographer that Lif...

I'm tired, my body is older than I am. - Minamata

I'm tired, my body is older than I am.

You know, I could go head first - Minamata

You know, I could go head first

I wasn't looking for your sympathy,
I was just stating the facts. - Minamata

I wasn't looking for your sympathy, I was just stating ...

By the way, if anyone
should be asking for sympathy, Bob... - Minamata

By the way, if anyone should be asking for sympathy, Bob...

We cover all the major issues
that touch their lives, - Minamata

We cover all the major issues that touch their lives,

On top of that, we fight
television sets for the same eyeballs - Minamata

On top of that, we fight television sets for the same eyebal...

What we do, what I do every day - Minamata

What we do, what I do every day

What we put on the cover,
what we put in the middle of those stories - Minamata

What we put on the cover, what we put in the middle of those...

Consider this as an overdue "thank you". - Minamata

Consider this as an overdue "thank you".

A royalty cheque you found
on an old pair of corduroys. - Minamata

A royalty cheque you found on an old pair of corduroys.

You know that you're only sitting
behind that desk because of dogs like me. - Minamata

You know that you're only sitting behind that desk beca...

Date is Sunday, February 28th, 1971. - Minamata

Date is Sunday, February 28th, 1971.

I sold all of my stuff, you know, - Minamata

I sold all of my stuff, you know,

And I'm gonna make sure
that you guys get the money for that... - Minamata

And I'm gonna make sure that you guys get the money for...

I know, I hate to sound modern but... - Minamata

I know, I hate to sound modern but...

Fujifilm, we are here
for the advertisement. - Minamata

Fujifilm, we are here for the advertisement.

Well, look, I'm gonna
have to level with you. - Minamata

Well, look, I'm gonna have to level with you.

Geichi says you're his
favourite photographer - Minamata

Geichi says you're his favourite photographer

Oh, that's very nice. That's very nice. - Minamata

Oh, that's very nice. That's very nice.

They want you to say that Fuji colour film - Minamata

They want you to say that Fuji colour film

You know, I've never shot in colour, ever. - Minamata

You know, I've never shot in colour, ever.

And anyone who knows my work
will know that. - Minamata

And anyone who knows my work will know that.

I'm sorry but it's in the contract. - Minamata

I'm sorry but it's in the contract.

So, are you going to give me
a photography lesson? - Minamata

So, are you going to give me a photography lesson?

Oh listen, I would, but I damn
near sold off all of my uh equipment. - Minamata

Oh listen, I would, but I damn near sold off all of my uh eq...

I need to send money to my kids,
rent's.. way overdue and ah... - Minamata

I need to send money to my kids, rent's.. way overdue a...

I was never there,
I was gone all the time. - Minamata

I was never there, I was gone all the time.

That's been dumping their toxic waste
into the sea for years. - Minamata

That's been dumping their toxic waste into the sea for ...

There's a resistance on the ground, - Minamata

There's a resistance on the ground,

We need you - Minamata

Well, I'm afraid that Japan
has seen the last of me, kid. - Minamata

Well, I'm afraid that Japan has seen the last of me, ki...

If that's why you're here
I'll put you on the long list of people - Minamata

If that's why you're here I'll put you on the...

I'm terribly sorry,
but I've got a few things to do. - Minamata

I'm terribly sorry, but I've got a few things to d...

Sorry, I did that all wrong
and I've upset you. - Minamata

Sorry, I did that all wrong and I've upset you.

I love the suggestion for the centre,
it looks really... It looks ideal to me. - Minamata

I love the suggestion for the centre, it looks really... It ...

Robert, a huge crisis in Japan. - Minamata

Robert, a huge crisis in Japan.

Oh goddamnit!
Am I interrupting your little layout? - Minamata

Oh goddamnit! Am I interrupting your little layout?

No, you guys just go on and make
a room for your fucking Oil of Olay ads - Minamata

No, you guys just go on and make a room for your fucking Oil...

At first they called it "the strange
disease", then "dancing cat fever." - Minamata

At first they called it "the strange disease", the...

I've been following it
in the Herald and the Times, - Minamata

I've been following it in the Herald and the Times,

I mean it's in the goddamn fish, - Minamata

I mean it's in the goddamn fish,

So that sounds to me, Bob,
like a... yeah, - Minamata

So that sounds to me, Bob, like a... yeah,

And you know, that the cover-up, - Minamata

And you know, that the cover-up,

- You'd be a real dumbass not to.
- Gene, stop. - Minamata

- You'd be a real dumbass not to. - Gene, stop.

You can't fuck me on this,
you understand what I'm saying? - Minamata

You can't fuck me on this, you understand what I'm...

And you can't disappear on me again. - Minamata

And you can't disappear on me again.

I would never disappoint you, again. - Minamata

I would never disappoint you, again.

Kumamoto, Japan - Minamata

Kumamoto, Japan

Honestly I don't really have
so much of an appetite right now. - Minamata

Honestly I don't really have so much of an appetite rig...

They have tried to tell us... - Minamata

They have tried to tell us...

That what she has is cerebral palsy, - Minamata

That what she has is cerebral palsy,

They tried to tell us it was
cerebral palsy but we knew better. - Minamata

They tried to tell us it was cerebral palsy but we knew bett...

But our family bonds are strong. - Minamata

But our family bonds are strong.

{\an8}We have six children, - Minamata

{\an8}We have six children,

{\an8}It takes five hours a day to feed her, - Minamata

{\an8}It takes five hours a day to feed her,

{\an8}We don't want to bring attention
to our family... - Minamata

{\an8}We don't want to bring attention to our family...

{\an8}I drive a truck for Chisso. - Minamata

{\an8}I drive a truck for Chisso.

{\an8}But it's not enough to take care
of a family with the needs we have. - Minamata

{\an8}But it's not enough to take care of a family with...

Can you please thank them,
for their kindness? - Minamata

Can you please thank them, for their kindness?

Their-their generosity
and for their hospitality? - Minamata

Their-their generosity and for their hospitality?

To photograph Akiko, perhaps tomorrow. - Minamata

To photograph Akiko, perhaps tomorrow.

- We thank you for your kindness.
- Not at all. - Minamata

- We thank you for your kindness. - Not at all.

Can we take some photos
of Akiko tomorrow? - Minamata

Can we take some photos of Akiko tomorrow?

{\an8}you'll have to excuse us - Minamata

{\an8}you'll have to excuse us

- I will make your beds.
- Thank you. - Minamata

- I will make your beds. - Thank you.

- Please! There's nothing much left but...
- Thank you. - Minamata

- Please! There's nothing much left but... - Thank you.

Would you mind asking if,
he might have just a little... - Minamata

Would you mind asking if, he might have just a little...

Many are tired of fighting, - Minamata

Many are tired of fighting,

Then there's us,
the direct Negotiations Group. - Minamata

Then there's us, the direct Negotiations Group.

Kiyoshi is one of the lead activist
for the direct Negotiations Group. - Minamata

Kiyoshi is one of the lead activist for the direct Negotiati...

Kiyoshi also has it,
but it's yet to be officially recognized. - Minamata

Kiyoshi also has it, but it's yet to be officially reco...

But it's my son, and those
like him, that keep me going. - Minamata

But it's my son, and those like him, that keep me going...

What uh...
what's your endgame in this? - Minamata

What uh... what's your endgame in this?

We want him to see us
and then tell us that we don't suffer. - Minamata

We want him to see us and then tell us that we don't su...

Chisso Manufacturing Plant - Minamata

Chisso Manufacturing Plant

{\an8}At first, they didn't want to let me in. - Minamata

{\an8}At first, they didn't want to let me in.

{\an8}they haven't been seen
in the neighbourhood lately. - Minamata

{\an8}they haven't been seen in the neighbourhood latel...

{\an8}I could see the shame on their faces. - Minamata

{\an8}I could see the shame on their faces.

{\an8}It turns out their young boy
was very sick with Minamata disease. - Minamata

{\an8}It turns out their young boy was very sick with Minama...

{\an8}I asked them to join us,
that we wanted help. - Minamata

{\an8}I asked them to join us, that we wanted help.

{\an8}They considered but ultimately
their shame won out and they declined. - Minamata

{\an8}They considered but ultimately their shame won out and...

{\an8}In all cases of Minamata,
there is someone to blame. - Minamata

{\an8}In all cases of Minamata, there is someone to blame.

{\an8}We have a choice. - Minamata

{\an8}We have a choice.

{\an8}We can let the world know. - Minamata

{\an8}We can let the world know.

{\an8}If we are loud enough, they will listen. - Minamata

{\an8}If we are loud enough, they will listen.

But that's not gonna stop me
from talking. So... - Minamata

But that's not gonna stop me from talking. So...

Well, you better cause jazz...
jazz is what we've got. - Minamata

Well, you better cause jazz... jazz is what we've got.

Anyone can do this,
anyone, takes nothing. - Minamata

Anyone can do this, anyone, takes nothing.

You point, focus, click. - Minamata

You point, focus, click.

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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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Director: Andrew Levitas

Writer: David Kessler, Stephen Deuters, Andrew Levitas

Production: N/A

Genre: drama

Year: 2020

MetaScore: 55/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 08 Apr 2021

Awards: 3 nominations total

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