Minamata (2020)

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Let truth be the prejudice.

War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities.

• Released: 2020-03-13
• Genres: Drama, History
• Runtime: 1h 55m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 342 votes

Directed by Andrew Levitas.

Top cast

• Johnny Depp as W. Eugene Smith
• Minami as Aileen
• Hiroyuki Sanada as Mitsuo Yamazaki
• Bill Nighy as Robert "Bob" Hayes
• Jun Kunimura as Junichi Nojima
• Ryo Kase as Kiyoshi
• Tadanobu Asano as Tatsuo Matsumura
• Akiko Iwase as Masako Matsumura
• Katherine Jenkins as Millie
• Lily Robinson as Diandra

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Where to watch Minamata

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla, Darkroom, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Rakuten TV, YouTube Free; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Filmzie; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Beamafilm; watch free on Beamafilm; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Beamafilm; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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