Dark Waters Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins

Director Todd Haynes made a name for himself making flamboyant musicals and classic melodramas like Far from Heaven and Carol. What he is less known for are serious social issue movies like Dark Waters.

Mark Ruffalo, stars as morally questionable corporate defence attorney Robert Bilott who gets roped into helping the residents of his parents’ small home town fight for compensation from a chemical company that has poisoned the townspeople.

In doing so he comes up against his own law firm as the truth unfolds and the company’s lengthy history of pollution comes to light.

Based on a true story from the 1990s, Dark Waters is like a grittier version of Erin Brockovich, with Ruffalo setting out to get the everyday folks what they deserve. ■

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