By Lee - 19 August 2021
According to foreign media reports, Minamata starring Johnny Depp (Edward Scissorhands) was released in the UK recently, but it has not been released in North America for a long time, so he claimed to be boycotted by Hollywood. Earlier, director Andrew Levitas had sued the North American distributor MGM Pictures, and wanted to hide the film because of Depp’s personal legal dispute.
In recent years, Depp has lost his reputation and career due to domestic violence cases and related lawsuits. He talked about Minamata in an interview with the British Sunday Times recently, This film will be respectable. I believe we have complied with our agreement, but those who come in later (assign Ramon) should also By complying with their agreement, the film will have an impact on those with Minamata disease and those who have experienced similar things.
Minamata tells that Smith, a photographer known for his work during World War II, had already lived in seclusion in 1971, but was commissioned by Life magazine editor Ralph Graves to pick up his camera again and go to Japan to record the strange disease Minamata disease caused by mercury pollution that shocked the world. The status quo and the cover-up done by the government. Johnny Depp plays Eugene Smith, one of the most famous photojournalists in history. The character prototype was revenge for going to Minamata Town, Japan to film and document the mercury poisoning caused by the greed of industrial enterprises, but he still published a report. A fascinating photographic article.
