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Minamata Trailer: Dramatizing Mercury Poisoning in Japan

Johnny Depp plays famous American photojournalist Eugene Smith in Minamata, a drama about the effects of mercury poisoning on a Japanese coastal community.

Depp also produced the real-life story based on the book of the same name that Smith wrote with his wife Aileen Mioko Smith.  

Minami Hinase plays Aileen who works with Depp’s character to document the effects of mercury poisoning caused by a factory dumping heavy metals into the water around Minamata.

Directed by Andrew Levitas, Minamata also stars Hiroyuki Sanada and Bill Nighy.

It is expected to be released in cinemas in February 2021. Press the play button above on the left to watch the trailer.

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