A true story about a concerned housewife, Pat Melancon, who tries to block Shintech, a massive Japanese petrochemical conglomerate, from building a plant in her toxic township already known as "cancer alley". Pat and a few newly recruited, fledgling activitsts face the full force of Shintech's wealth and influence peddling, which has bought the cooperation of the government from the local level all the way up to the Governor's office.
Release Date | December 10, 2001 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | Taking Back Our Town | |
Runtime | 1h 30min | |
Budget | — | |
Revenue | — | |
Language | — | |
Original Language | English | |
Production Countries | United States of America | |
Production Companies | Schreckinger Communications CompanyHearst Entertainment ProductionsLifetime |