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Directed by | Andrew Levitas |
Screenplay by | David Kessler |
Based on | Minamata by
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Cinematography | Benoît Delhomme |
Edited by | Nathan Nugent |
Music by | Ryuichi Sakamoto |
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Running time | 115 minutes[1] |
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Box office | $1.7 million[2] |
Minamata is a 2020 biographical drama film directed by Andrew Levitas, based on the book of the same name by Aileen Mioko Smith and W. Eugene Smith. The film stars Johnny Depp (who also produced) as W. Eugene Smith, an American photographer who documented the effects of mercury poisoning on the citizens of Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan. The film premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival on February 21, 2020. It was released in the United States on February 11, 2022, by Samuel Goldwyn Films. At the 94th Academy Awards in 2022, the film ranked third place in the Oscars Fan Favorite contest.