When the Canaries Stop Singing

When the Canaries Stop Singing

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 14, 1992

Runtime

0h 40m

Original Title

When the Canaries Stop Singing

Director

John Edginton

Description

Canaries were used by miners to alert them to the presence of poisonous gases underground. If a canary died, they knew the air was bad. This film is about human canaries - some of the first victims of a newly recognised and devastating illness emerging in America. People are being poisoned by some of the 60,000 chemicals in everyday use. A group of chemically ill people have found refuge in unusual homes in the clean air of the small Texan town of Wimberley - with painful and bizarre results.