Red Soil
France, Belgium • 2020
Zita Hanrot (Fatima) delivers an extraordinary performance at the unflinching eye of this environmental thriller’s storm.
When Hanrot’s Nour, a nurse, is put on probation after a fatal accident at her emergency room, she takes charge of the infirmary of the chemical factory where her father (Sami Bouajila, André Téchiné’s The Witnesses) has worked for nearly 30 years. As she starts scheduling routine check-ups, Nour is struck by odd gaps in the records and a general skepticism from the workers. Her suspicions build when a reporter (Céline Sallette, House of Tolerance) raises concerns about undisclosed toxic waste dumps.
With each harrowing revelation, Red Soil pulls apart a conspiracy at the damning intersection of pollution and globalist exploitation.
Directed by: Farid Bentoumi
Written by: Farid Bentoumi, Samuel Doux, and Gaëlle Macé
Starring: Zita Hanrot, Sami Bouajila, and Céline Sallette
Run time: 86 minutes
Language: French
Subtitles: English
Color: Color
Format: 2.35:1
Sound: 5.1
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