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68% Critic Match
Bad River
“A Story of Defiance.”
6.8 / 10• 2024• 1h 38m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
Wisconsin's tribe's ongoing fight to protect Lake Superior for future generations. "Bad River" shows the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa's long history of activism and resistance in the context of continuing legal battles with Enbridge Energy over its Line 5 oil pipeline. The Line 5 pipeline has been operating on 12 miles of the Bad River Band's land with expired easements for more than a decade. The Band and the Canadian company have been locked in a legal battle over the pipeline since 2019.
Cast & Crew
Edward Norton
Self - Narrator (voice)
Lead
Quannah Chasinghorse
Self - Narrator (voice)
NA
Nate Ante
Self
KA
Kris Arbuckle
Self
KB
Kathy Bender Ashmun
Self
JB
Joe Bates
Self
RB
Rae Bender
Self
TB
Tyler Bender
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mary Mazzio's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Bad River is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
