Into the Weeds (2022)
- Directed by
- Jennifer Baichwal
- Country
- Canada
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A documentary about a terminally ill California man who believes his cancer was caused by a popular herbicide. It follows his legal battle against the company that made it, detailing the impact on his life and the broader fight over corporate accountability.
somberinvestigativepersonalmethodicaldisturbingthoughtfulslow-paced
What happens
Into the Weeds is a 2022 Canadian documentary film, directed by Jennifer Baichwal. The film centres on Dewayne "Lee" Johnson, the California man whose terminal cancer is claimed to be due to exposure to the herbicide product Roundup led to the landmark Johnson v. Monsanto Co. court case. The film premiered as the opening film of the 2022 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, in advance of a planned television broadcast by CBC Television in fall 2022 as an episode of The Passionate Eye. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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