Lead and Copper

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Lead and Copper

2023

1h 28m

Documentary

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A state and city lie to the population of Flint, Michigan about the safety of their water, leading thousands of people to be lead poisoned. The film sets up the dominos that fell that led to one of America's worst public health disasters. Through interviews of members of Congress, local officials, environmental and engineering scientists, former EPA employees, and the families affected by lead poisoning, Lead and Copper explores how Flint is not alone.

Joe George

The Progressive

Hart employs several on-screen graphics to help clarify the crisis, including a sleek line-art map of the United States and animation illustrating the passage of time ... [which] underscore the complicated nature of the problem.

Rated: B+

Dec 16, 2024

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

If you’re shocked by the facts it presents at the outset, you’re going to be open-mouthed by the end.

Rated: 4.5/5

Nov 19, 2024

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

How many communities may find themselves in similar circumstances in coming years? Don’t think “It can’t happen here.”

Nov 16, 2024

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Kenneth R. Morefield

1More Film Blog

If Flint is representative of a bigger problem, shouldn't its responses to the crisis be as instructive as the causes of that crisis?

Rated: 2.5/4

Dec 31, 2023

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Federico Furzan

Movie-Blogger.com

An essential social justice documentary about the horrific poisoned situation in Flint, Michigan.

Dec 11, 2023

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Alejandro Turdó

Hoy Sale Cine

Lead and Copper is a documentary that shines a light over neglected people with basic needs, what happens when those needs are not being met and how important it is to demand better people in government.

Rated: 8/10

Nov 15, 2023

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William Hart

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A state and city lie to the population of Flint, Michigan about the safety of their water, leading thousands of people to be lead poisoned. The film sets up the dominos that fell that led to one of America's worst public health disasters. Through interviews of members of Congress, local officials, environmental and engineering scientists, former EPA employees, and the families affected by lead poisoning, Lead and Copper explores how Flint is not alone.

Director: William Hart
Producer: Alex Olsen, Patrick Letterii
Distributor: Gravitas Ventures
Production Co: Vehicle City Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 19, 2024
Runtime: 1h 28m