Summaries

An poorly-educated house-wife fights companies polluting her hometown's water-table in up-state New York during the 1970's.

Lois Gibbs never expected to be living the American Dream at 24 years of age, able to afford to live in a home in the seemingly perfect suburb of Love Canal, Niagara Falls. Still, life isn't going so great, her kids and neighbors are falling ill and she has no idea why, until she learns of the sinister secret lurking underground, a cover-up from a chemical factory that buried several tonnes of hazardous waste underground there during the 1940's. After discovering she's living right on top of a toxic waste dump, Lois attempts to stand up for the rights of the citizens of Love Canal, but finds it difficult to get anyone to listen.—GasmaskProductionsBooks

Details

Keywords
  • death
  • suburb
  • pollution
  • housewife
  • ecologist
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Feb 16, 1982
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations La Puente, California, USA
Production companies Filmways Television

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 40m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

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