Taking Back Our Town
A true story about a concerned housewife, Pat Melancon, who tries to block Shintech, a massive Japanese petrochemical conglomerate, from building a plant in her toxic township already known as "cancer alley". Pat and a few newly recruited, fledgling activitsts face the full force of Shintech's wealth and influence peddling, which has bought the cooperation of the government from the local level all the way up to the Governor's office.
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- Cast
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Taking Back Our Town
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 10, 2001
Runtime
1h 30m
Genres
Drama, TV Movie
Original Title
Taking Back Our Town
Production Companies
Schreckinger Communications Company, Hearst Entertainment Productions, Lifetime
Director
Sam Pillsbury
Description
A true story about a concerned housewife, Pat Melancon, who tries to block Shintech, a massive Japanese petrochemical conglomerate, from building a plant in her toxic township already known as "cancer alley". Pat and a few newly recruited, fledgling activitsts face the full force of Shintech's wealth and influence peddling, which has bought the cooperation of the government from the local level all the way up to the Governor's office.