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DARK WATERS Cast: Mark Ruffalo,Anne Hathaway & Tim Robbins Director:Todd Haynes
Corporate environmental defence attorney Rob Bilott (Ruffalo) has just made partner at his prestigious Cincinnati law firm – in large part due to his work defending Big Chem companies. He finds himself conflicted after he’s contacted by two West Virginia farmers who believe that the local DuPont plant is dumping toxic waste in the area landfill, destroying their fields and killing their cattle. Hoping to learn the truth about just what is happening, Bilott, with help from his supervising partner in the firm,Tom Terp (Robbins), files a complaint that marks the beginning of an epic 15-year fight – one that will not only test his relationship with his wife, Sarah (Hathaway), but also his reputation, his health, and his livelihood.
A HIDDEN LIFE Cast:August Diehl,Valerie Pachner & Maria Simon Director:Terrence Malick
Based on real events, and from visionary writer-director Terrence Malick, A Hidden Life is the story of an unsung hero, Franz Jägerstätter, who refused to fight for the Nazis in World War II. When the Austrian peasant farmer is faced with the threat of execution for treason, it is his unwavering faith and his love for his wife, Fani, and their children that keeps his spirit alive.
ARCTIC JUSTICE Cast: Jeremy Renner, Heidi Klum & Alec Baldwin Director:Aaron Woodley
In the beautiful, remote Arctic village of Taigasville, a tiny fox named Swifty has big dreams of becoming a “top dog”: celebrity husky courier dogs – and town heroes – that deliver life-saving goods in the harsh and frigid tundra. Swifty gets a job working alongside the top dogs at the Arctic Blast Delivery Service (ABDS) and, even though he is just a low-ranking lever puller, he’s determined to work his way up. During his delivery rounds, Swifty stumbles upon a sinister plan: To drill beneath Taigasville and unleash enough ancient gas to melt the Arctic. Swifty and his ragtag group of friends must band together to fight an epic battle and save the Arctic from utter destruction.
1917 Cast: George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman & Mark Strong Director: Sam Mendes
Sam Mendes, the Oscar-winning director of Skyfall, Spectre and American Beauty, brings his singular vision to his World War I epic, 1917. At the height of WWI, two young British soldiers, Schofield (MacKay) and Blake (Chapman) are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers – Blake’s own brother among them.