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- 2018
- TV-14
- 1 h 25 m
- 2018
- TV-14
- 1 h 25 m
Summary In this scandalous political thriller, an investigation into a chemical spill spirals into an indictment of the entire system meant to protect drinking water, revealing cover-ups at the highest levels of government.
Directed By: Cullen Hoback
Written By: Cullen Hoback
- 2018
- TV-14
- 1 h 25 m
- 2018
- TV-14
- 1 h 25 m
What Lies Upstream
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Summary In this scandalous political thriller, an investigation into a chemical spill spirals into an indictment of the entire system meant to protect drinking water, revealing cover-ups at the highest levels of government.
Directed By: Cullen Hoback
Written By: Cullen Hoback
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Generally Favorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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By acknowledging what isn't known about drinking water, but what should be illuminated about the mechanism behind it, What Lies Upstream proves an exemplary piece of advocacy filmmaking. Outrage is a given, but more urgently, you're left wanting to learn more.
What Lies Upstream is a quietly devastating documentary that’s all the more attention-grabbing for being such a scrupulously restrained and slickly polished piece of work.
At first, the writer-director’s onscreen presence feels like an unnecessary distraction, and it could certainly be pared down. But as his interviews push deeper into the situation — and its overlap with the water crisis in Flint, Michigan — his investigative methods and congenial manner of confrontation prove productive, the results compelling and revelatory.
Is “What Lies Upstream” persuasive in all respects? No. Will it make you think twice about what’s gone unnoticed in your tap water? Absolutely.
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Release Date Jan 12, 2018
Duration 1 h 25 m
Rating TV-14
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Tagline The Truth Has Been Spilled
Website
http://whatliesupstream.com/
Awards
Seattle International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Dallas International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination