Here’s the new trailer for the Johnny Depp-starring Minamata, a film which debuted earlier on this year at the Berlin Film Festival in February. The film sees Depp play celebrated war photographer W. Eugene Smith, appearing alongside the likes of Minami, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ryo Kase, Jun Kunimura, Bill Nighy and Katherine Jenkins. Andrew Levitas directs. The film will be released in the UK and Ireland on 12 February 2021 through Vertigo Films, who have just acquired the title for the territory.
New York, 1971. Following his celebrated days as one of the most revered photojournalists of World War II, W. Eugene Smith (Johnny Depp) has become a recluse, disconnected from society and his career. But a secret commission from Life magazine editor Robert Hayes (Bill Nighy) sends him to the Japanese coastal city of Minamata, which has been ravaged by mercury poisoning; the result of decades of gross industrial negligence by the country’s Chisso Corporation.
There, Smith immerses himself in the community, documenting their efforts to live with Minamata Disease and their passionate campaign to achieve recognition from Chisso and the Japanese government. Armed with only his trusted camera, Smith’s images from the toxic village give the disaster a heartbreaking human dimension, and his initial assignment turns into a life-changing experience.
Check out the new trailer and poster for the film below.
