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Minamata is a 2020 biographical drama film directed by Andrew Levitas, based on the book of the same name by Aileen Mioko Smith and W. Eugene Smith. The film stars Johnny Depp (who also produced) as W. Eugene Smith, an American photographer who documented the effects of mercury poisoning on the citizens of Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan.
- $1.7 million
- Johnny Depp, Andrew Levitas, Sam Sarkar, Kevan Van Thompson
Apr 8, 2021 · Minamata: Directed by Andrew Levitas. With Akiko Iwase, Kogarashi Wakasugi, Johnny Depp, Katherine Jenkins. 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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- Drama
- Andrew Levitas
- 2021-04-08
MINAMATA Official Trailer (2021) Johnny Depp, Bill Nighy, Drama Movie HD© 2020 - Vertigo Releasing
- 2 min
- 1.8M
- ONE Media
Now on Digital! Three-time Academy Award® nominee Johnny Depp plays celebrated war photographer W. Eugene Smith in a real life David vs Goliath story, pittin...
- 2 min
- 45.1K
- Samuel Goldwyn Films
Dec 15, 2021 · Inspired by a true story, Minamata stars Johnny Depp playing celebrated photojournalist Eugene Smith. The film takes place in 1971 when we find Smith as a recluse and disconnected from the...
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- Andrew Levitas
- R
- Johnny Depp
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Oct 12, 2020 · 696. 45K views 3 years ago. New York, 1971. Following his celebrated days as one of the most revered photojournalists of World War II, W. Eugene Smith (Johnny Depp) has become a recluse,...
- 2 min
- 45.4K
- Vertigo Releasing
But a secret commission from Life magazine editor Robert Hayes (Bill Nighy) sends him to the Japanese coastal city of Minamata, which has been ravaged by mercury poisoning; the result of decades of gross industrial negligence by the country's Chisso Corporation.
