The Devil We Know
2018 · Movie · 88 min · ★ 7.6 · 95% critics
A community in West Virginia uncovers evidence that a powerful corporation has been contaminating local drinking water with a toxic chemical. As residents organize and push back, the story follows their fight to expose the truth and demand accountability in a far-reaching environmental scandal.
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-01-21
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (27 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a tense, real-world investigative documentary about people challenging powerful institutions; Not for you if you avoid upsetting environmental stories or prefer lighter profiles like Sir Alex Ferguson: Never Give In.
Pros: urgent real-world stakes; clear investigative focus; community-driven story | Cons: heavy subject matter; angering corporate behavior; limited personal backstory
Themes
- cover-up
- corporate greed
- virginia
- water pollution
- birth defect
- epa
- toxic waste
- toxin
- teflon
Cast & crew
Directed by Stephanie Soechtig