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The Devil We Know

  • 2018
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
1.4K
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The Devil We Know (2018)
A group of citizens in West Virginia challenges a powerful corporation to be more environmentally responsible.
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A group of citizens in West Virginia challenges a powerful corporation to be more environmentally responsible.A group of citizens in West Virginia challenges a powerful corporation to be more environmentally responsible.A group of citizens in West Virginia challenges a powerful corporation to be more environmentally responsible.

  • Directors
    • Stephanie Soechtig
    • Jeremy Seifert
  • Stars
    • Sue Bailey
    • Bucky Bailey
    • Ken Wamsley
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  • IMDb RATING
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    1.4K
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    • Directors
      • Stephanie Soechtig
      • Jeremy Seifert
    • Stars
      • Sue Bailey
      • Bucky Bailey
      • Ken Wamsley
    • 11User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Sue Bailey
    • Self - Former DuPont Employee
    Bucky Bailey
    Bucky Bailey
    • Self - Sue's Son
    Ken Wamsley
    • Self - Former DuPont Employee
    Wilbur Tennant
    Wilbur Tennant
    • Self - Farmer
    • (archive footage)
    • (voice)
    Sharon Lerner
    • Self - Investigative Reporter, The Intercept
    Bernard Reilly
    • Self - Lawyer for DuPont
    • (archive footage)
    Mike Papantonio
    Mike Papantonio
    • Self - Trial Lawyer
    Bruce Karrh
    • Self - Corporate Medical Director, DuPont
    • (archive footage)
    Kathleen Forte
    • Self - Public Relations, DuPont
    • (archive footage)
    Charles Holliday
    • Self - CEO, DuPont
    • (archive footage)
    Robert Rickard
    • Self - Chief Scientist, DuPont
    • (archive footage)
    Rob Bilott
    Rob Bilott
    • Self - Trial Lawyer
    Ken Cook
    Ken Cook
    • Self - Environmental Working Group
    Glenn Evers
    • Self - Former DuPont Chemist
    George Kennedy
    • Self - Lead Toxicologist, DuPont
    • (archive footage)
    John Bowman
    • Self - Lawyer for DuPont
    • (archive footage)
    Joe Kiger
    • Self - Parkersburg Resident
    Darlene Kiger
    • Self - Parkersburg Resident
    • Directors
      • Stephanie Soechtig
      • Jeremy Seifert
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    10jana_keith

    From your friendly water treatment operator.

    This is an eye opening, gut turning, factual film that tells the stories of people who have been directly affected by PFOA and PFOS chemicals. This is not a history story, it applies in our world now, and in our future.

    These chemicals are the biggest threat to having safe and accessible drinking water, and it is effecting water systems across our country and the world!! The more our public learns the better we can protect ourselves. Don't take your safe tap water for granted And dont assume big corporations care about you and the water you drink.
    8brett-76260

    Wow

    All I can say is Dupont should be shut down completely for this disaster. It doesnt matter what "good" the company does when it is responsible for this level of destruction. Just unbelievable they are still making these chemicals... Can almost guarantee this show will piss you off but I strongly urge you watch it. It changed my life about using Teflon in anything. Saying this is a travesty is a vast understatement... Crikey
    10chalices

    Movie Dark Waters based on this.

    It was good. Truth. The law works. It was real archived footage. Glad it was done.
    7bmco-247-721025

    Shocking!!! - Former DuPont Employee

    First - the documentary. I thought the evidence was damning and generally well presented. It leaves little room for doubt about the harmful effects PFOA and the misguided attempts at damage control by DuPont. The documentary reminds everyone that watches it that the impact of this chemical is global and virtually everyone is impacted, although to what extent is unclear.

    Although I consider a 7 star review "very good," I felt balance of time was weighted a little too heavily on a few individuals that were (or may have been) affected by PFOA vs. what took place in the courts. It seemed clear that the producers had access to a fair amount of company documentation and some very telling interviews with company spokesmen as well as attorneys for the plaintiffs and it was those sequences that had the biggest impact for me.

    As a retired Mech. Engr. for DuPont, I can honestly say I have never encountered any circumstances where I saw or was asked to do anything morally or legally wrong. I was the project lead on a multi-million dollar solvent capture project, and I can say that our internal Environmental Dept. Representatives were often more trying to deal with on regulatory requirements than the local EPA representatives. That's not to say I dispute the message in this documentary. It's clear some company officials made some very misguided decisions in an effort to limit the financial impact to the corporation.
    Tom54735

    Extremely important to watch

    Regardless of any facts involving the companies here you can see how much danger we are in and the corruption involved. Taken off Netflix just shows the corruption there also.

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      • May 23, 2019 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Also known as
      • Den bittra smaken av Teflon
    • Production company
      • Stoneboies Entertainment
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      • 1h 35m(95 min)
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