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What Lies Upstream
“The truth has been spilled”
6.6 / 10• 2017• 1h 29m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
In this detective story, filmmaker Cullen Hoback investigates the largest chemical drinking water contamination in a generation. But something is rotten in state and federal regulatory agencies, and through years of persistent journalism, we learn the shocking truth about what’s really happening with drinking water in America.
Cast & Crew
MR
Martin Riese
Self
Lead
Erin Brockovich
Self
RG
Rahul Gupta
Self - Dr., director of the West VA Bureau of Public Health
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Cullen Hoback's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. What Lies Upstream is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
