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A bleak, necessarily incomplete tale, and suffers from a late intrusion by celebrity eco-botherer Trudi Styler. But with this gripping, angry film, Berlinger has put himself back on the side of the angels.
Tom Huddlestone, Time Out
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The story of lawsuit by tens of thousands of Ecuadorans against Chevron over contamination of the Ecuadorean Amazon.
Director and cast
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95%
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An engrossing case for justice.
Dennis Harvey, Variety
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A gripping, multifaceted thriller about media politics, global economics, and legal infighting. Wherever your sympathies fall, this may teach you a lot about the way the modern world works.
Cliff Doerksen, Chicago Reader
Fresh
One has to wonder if oil industry executives are concerned about the release of Joe Berlinger's damning documentary.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
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What Crude does best is take us behind the scenes and show in often candid detail how campaigns are waged, tactics decided on and strategies prioritized.
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
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