The Green Chain
Film
The Green Chain
New Zealand- Director
- Kathleen Mantel
- Year
- 2011
A Maori community afflicted by industrial chemical poisoning searches for truth and justice
This homegrown Erin Brockovich story follows former Whakatāne sawmill worker Joe Harawira and his long battle to reveal the impact that workplace toxins have had on his community. In the '80s after being afflicted by health issues, Harawira noticed co-workers getting sick. In 1988 he helped found SWAP (Sawmill Workers Against Poisons) and began investigating the effects of exposure to dioxins, a byproduct of timber treatment.
Top cast
Directed by
Kathleen Mantel
Written by
Kathleen Mantel
Produced by
Meg Douglas
