What Lies Upstream

2017 · M · Environment

In this political thriller, filmmaker Cullen Hoback investigates the largest chemical drinking water contamination in a generation. But something is rotten in both state and federal regulatory agencies. Through years of persistent examination, we learn the shocking truth about what’s really happening with drinking water in America.

Directed by: Cullen Hoback

Featuring: Erin Brockovich, Martin Riese & Rahul Gupta

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