plot and cast of the film with Mark Ruffalo

Tonight Iris proposes Bad Waters, a film that bears witness to the almost twenty-year battle between a lawyer and a chemical giant.

Based on a true story, Bad waters is tonight’s film proposed on Iris, starting at 21.00. The film, directed by Todd Haynes, features two internationally renowned actors, Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway. Below we will get to know the plot, as well as the complete cast.

Story and actors

In Bad waters the viewer enters the world of the lawyer Robert Bilott

, corporate defense attorney, active in the city of Cincinnati, Ohio. His professional destiny will change one day when she knocks on his door Wilbur Tennant, a farmer looking for representation. After losing almost 200 cows, he points the finger at the authorities, convinced that their deaths cannot be attributed to chance or natural events. The thesis would be supported by numerous videotapesjealously guarded by him. However, Robert pays little attention to him, convinced there are no grounds for taking a lawsuit. Therefore, in order to avoid facing a crushing defeat, he replies spades.

The speech seems to have ended there, until, some time after the first confrontation, Bilott crosses paths with Wilbur again. He continues to plead the same version and this time he has material to show him, portraying i cow corpses

, who died due to an evil that struggles to find an explanation. In Wilbur’s opinion, the responsibilities should be attributed to the chemical giant DuPont, having a factory in the city. In the light of the evidence seen, Bilott has the opportunity to change his mind and from there he will embark on a tough battle, in which even what is most dear to him risks being jeopardized, in the name of the truth.

Mark Ruffalo plays Robert Bilott in Bad watersWhile Anne Hathaway lends her face to Sarah Barlage Bilott. The cast (character name in brackets) is completed by: Bill Camp (Wilbur Tennant), Victor Garbet (Phil Donnelly), William Jackson Harper (James Ross), Louisa Krause (Carla Pfeiffer), Bill Pullman, (Harry Dietzler), Tim Robbins (Tom Terp) and Mare Winningham (Darlene Kiger).

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