Summaries

Industrial pollution causes water poisoning and generalized sickness in a nearby city and is the start of a major news scandal.

A major pulp and paper company uses a new money-saving fabrication process that, as a side effect, starts dumping its waste in the St. Lawrence river near a major city. The chemicals cannot be filtered and get into tap water. Soon enough, this causes many people, mostly children, to end up in hospitals with a variety of alarming symptoms. The dangers of this process are starting to be suspected, but the company does everything it can to not take the blame, such as changing their formula during the governmental tests. A major news scandal is soon underway.—Sergio Ortega

Details

Keywords
  • neo noir
  • hijack
  • pollution
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Sep 15, 1977
Countries of origin Canada
Language French
Filming locations Montréal, Québec, Canada
Production companies Films Mutuels

Box office

Budget $508000

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 37m
Color Color
Aspect ratio

Synopsis

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