Premiere Date: August 28, 2007
Synopsis
Nestled below the rugged peaks of the Northern Rockies in Montana — as iconic a representation of America's "purple mountain majesties" as one can find — lies the site of the worst case of community-wide exposure to a toxic substance in U.S. history. In the small town of Libby, many hundreds of people are sick or have already died from asbestos exposure.
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Our life in america is not governed by the people, it's ruled by money and political wrangling. . . To the people of Libby, Montana my heart goes out to you, I wish there was something more that I could do or say!”
— Garion, Viewer
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Film Update
August 29, 2007
Critical Acclaim
Libby. . . is definitely horrific . . . The film isn’t exactly the blood-stirring anti-corporate agitprop you might expect. The directors . . . chose to structure it like a mystery.”
&mdash Mike Hale, New York Times
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Once again, the big companies get away with "murder".WR Grace would rather pay lawyers to claim it isn't their fault then just help admit the mistakes and help the people they poisoned.
Mr. Saus is right, of course. As the polyvinyl chloride monomer and the lead industry (etc. etc. etc. etc.) cases also demonstrated, Big Industry gets to follow a nilhist philosophy, with the help of big gov't.
Of course, after many have died, there will then be a resurgence of interest, as is happening now. But if the past is any indication, while a resurgence of concern demonstrates some positive aspects, overall the basic structure of society - and how innocents are ground to dust (while the guilty will remain largely unscathed) - will remain the same.