Red Soil

France, Belgium • 2020

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Zita Hanrot (Fatima) delivers an extraordinary performance at the unflinching eye of this environmental thriller’s storm.

When Hanrot’s Nour, a nurse, is put on probation after a fatal accident at her emergency room, she takes charge of the infirmary of the chemical factory where her father (Sami Bouajila, André Téchiné’s The Witnesses) has worked for nearly 30 years. As she starts scheduling routine check-ups, Nour is struck by odd gaps in the records and a general skepticism from the workers. Her suspicions build when a reporter (Céline Sallette, House of Tolerance) raises concerns about undisclosed toxic waste dumps.

With each harrowing revelation, Red Soil pulls apart a conspiracy at the damning intersection of pollution and globalist exploitation. 

Farid Bentoumi,
Farid Bentoumi, Samuel Doux, and Gaëlle Macé
Zita Hanrot, Sami Bouajila, and Céline Sallette

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  • "A suspenseful whistleblower tale."

    Phuong Le

    The Guardian

  • "A French cousin to Erin Brockovich and Todd Haynes’ Dark Waters, Red Soil pits a tireless underdog against the forces of corporate greed and looming environmental catastrophe."

    Jordan Mintzer

    The Hollywood Reporter 

  • "A timely and edge-of-your-seat Dardenne brothers-produced thriller."

    Jack Walters

    Loud & Clear Reviews

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