Taking Back Our Town 2001

Sometimes ordinary women become heroes.

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Drama TV Movie

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.

Release Date 2001-12-10
Runtime 1h 30m
Directors Sam Pillsbury, James Bartle
Producer Jinny Schreckinger
Writers Bridget Terry, Monte Stettin, Susanna Styron, Monte Stettin