Touching story that needs to be told, however the subject matter means this film is never going to reach a large audience. There aren't many dramatic events it's just a true story told simply but quite well. It also isn't totally dry nor overly dialogue heavy. There are some touching moments but really the poignancy comes from knowing that it is based on true events and the reading you do on Wikipedia about it while you're watching the film. It also attempts to be a kind of biopic of w eugene smith but doesn't really commit to that as it fears detracting from the core story, and I think this is appropriate. Difficult to know who to recommend this to, but if you are a person who finds it difficult to turn the other cheek when you hear about the plight of others and you feel obliged once you are made aware of something to know more about what happened then you will find this a well put together film to experience while you're finding out more about minimata.
Review of Minamata
Minamata
(2020)
Important story. Nice presentation of it which is neither overly sentiment nor too dry
8 November 2021