The People vs. Agent Orange is a 2020 American-French television documentary film, directed and produced by Alan Adelson and Kate Taverna. It follows the use of Agent Orange in Vietnam and the United States.
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| Running time | 85 minutes |
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| Release | September 29, 2020 |
It was released in France on September 29, 2020, on ARTE, and in the United States, it was released through virtual cinema on March 5, 2021, prior to being broadcast on June 28, 2021, on Independent Lens on PBS.
Synopsis
editThe film follows two activists, Tran To Nga, and Carol Van Strum, as Tran spends several years preparing litigation against American companies that produced herbicides poisoning her and her family, while Strum fights against the use of 24D in her home state of Oregon, and spreads awareness of how Agent Orange is still used in present day.[1][2]
Release
editThe film was broadcast in France on September 29, 2020, on Arte.[3] It was released in the United States through virtual cinema on March 5, 2021, prior to being broadcast on Independent Lens on PBS on June 28, 2021.[4][5][6][7]
Reception
editThe People vs. Agent Orange holds a 100% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on five reviews.[8]
References
edit- ^ Zurawik, David. "'The People Vs. Agent Orange' on PBS: The documentary as social conscience | COMMENTARY". baltimoresun.com.
- ^ "'The People vs Agent Orange' tackles effects of infamous herbicide". June 24, 2021.
- ^ "The People vs. Agent Orange". Java Films. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ^ Abele, Robert (March 4, 2021). "Review: 'The People vs. Agent Orange' documentary chronicles the ongoing fight". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ^ ""The People vs Agent Orange," the PBS Documentary". The New Hampshire Gazette. June 18, 2021.
- ^ "The People vs. Agent Orange". ITVS. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ^ "Independent Lens to Premiere Investigative Documentary Exposing On-Going Effects of Agent Orange and Its Toxic Successors June 28 on PBS". ITVS. May 7, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ^ "The People vs. Agent Orange". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 30, 2021.