Description: Jan Schlichtmann, a tenacious lawyer, is addressed by a group of families. When investigating the seemingly non-profiting case, he finds it to be a major environmental issue that has a lot of impact potential. A leather production company could be responsible for several deadly cases of leukemia, but also is the main employer for the area. Schlichtmann and his three colleagues set out to have the company forced to decontaminate the affected areas, and of course to sue for a major sum of compensation. But the lawyers of the leather company’s mother company are not easy to get to, and soon Schlichtmann and his friends find themselves in a battle of mere survival.
Director: Steven Zaillian
Year: 1998
Length: 115 minutes
Country: USA
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures
500 S Buena Vista St
Burbank, CA 91521
Phone: 1 818 560 1000
Website: www.disney.com
Contact: Touchstone Pictures
500 S. Vuena Vista St
Burbank, CA 91521
Phone: 1 818 560 1000
Website: touchstone.movies.go.com
Using film for earth science education
