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SHARE “I didn’t want to make an obscure, small art film that people didn’t see,” says Andrew Levitas. “This specific story was made so people could see it.” The renowned sculptor and photographer – and husband of celebrated classical singer Katherine Jenkins – is talking about his new film, Minamata. A powerful and poignant history lesson, it tells the story of the mercury poisoning of Minamata residents in Japan via a chemical factory owned by the Chisso Corporation. Levitas captures this shocking story through the lens of Life magazine photographer W Eugene Smith (played b...

Berlinale 2020 opener 'My Salinger Year' From the opener to the Golden Bear winner to arguably last year's biggest A-list draw, movies given the red carpet treatment in 2020 have struggled to be seen outside Potsdamer Platz.  With much of the world having experienced the longest year in living memory since last February, only hardened film history buffs may recall the 2020 Berlinale, the last major festival and market to take place physically before the COVID-19 pandemic led to global cinemas began shutting their doors and considering some unfortunate existential questions. But what of the m...

Donna Ferrato and Laura Pannack to speak at annual Cambridge School of Art event Two world-renowned photographers will speak at a free online lecture...

Johnny Depp (Getty Images) Depp plays the lead role of W Eugene Smith in the movie. Depp is a globally acclaimed actor who needs no introduction for film enthusiasts. Often considered one of the most versatile actors in modern-day Hollywood, Depp has been nominated thrice for Academy Awards for Best Actor. He won the 2008 Golden Globe Award for best actor for his brilliant performance in ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’ and also has ten Golden Globe Best Actor nominations to his name.  Depp made a remarkable debut in 1984 with ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’....

Release date ‘Minamata’ will release in theatres across the US on February 5, 2021. It will be distributed by American International Pictures. The UK release of the film is scheduled for February 12, 2021, by Vertigo Releasing. It will also be released on VOD on February 5.  Akiko Iwase, Hiroyuki Sanada, Johnny Depp, Minami and director Andrew Levitas pose at the 'Minamata' premiere (Getty Images) Plot The movie has been adapted from the book ‘Minamata: The Story of the Poisoning of a City, and of the People Who Chose to Carry the Burden of Courage’, written by W Eugene Smith and Ail...