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There's Something in the Water

2019 · 73 min

A sobering, urgent documentary that immerses you in the quiet resilience of communities fighting for clean water and justice.

Overview
Elliot Page brings attention to the injustices and injuries caused by environmental racism in his home province, in this urgent documentary on Indigenous and African Nova Scotian women fighting to protect their communities, their land, and their futures.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • environment
  • race
  • justice
  • corruption
  • power
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism10
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Ian Daniel, Elliot Page
Written by
Xavier Coleman, Elliot Page, Hugo Perez, Ian Daniel
Starring
Stephen Colbert, Ingrid Waldron, Louise Delisle, Michelle Francis-Denny, John Bates, Dorene Bernard, Jolene Marr, Michelle Paul
Runtime
73 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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