The People vs. Agent Orange explained

Genre:	Documentary
Runtime:	85 minutes

The People vs. Agent Orange is an 2020 American-French television documentary film, directed and produced by Alan Adelson and Kate Taverna. It follows the use of Agent Orange in Vietnam and the United States.

It was released in France on September 29, 2020, on ARTE, and in the United States, it was released through virtual cinema on March 5, 2021, prior to being broadcast on June 28, 2021, on Independent Lens on PBS.

Synopsis

The film follows two activists, Tran To Nga, and Carol Van Strum, as Tran spends several years preparing litigation against American companies that produced herbicides poisoning her and her family, while Strum fights against the use of 24D in her home state of Oregon, and spreads awareness of how Agent Orange is still used in present day.^{[1] [2]}

Release

The film was broadcast in France on September 29, 2020, on Arte.^[3] It was released in the United States through virtual cinema on March 5, 2021, prior to being broadcast on Independent Lens on PBS on June 28, 2021.^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Reception

The People vs. Agent Orange holds approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on reviews.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'The People Vs. Agent Orange' on PBS: The documentary as social conscience | COMMENTARY. David. Zurawik. baltimoresun.com.
2. Web site: 'The People vs Agent Orange' tackles effects of infamous herbicide. June 24, 2021.
3. Web site: The People vs. Agent Orange. Java Films. July 3, 2021.
4. Web site: Review: 'The People vs. Agent Orange' documentary chronicles the ongoing fight. The Los Angeles Times. Robert. Abele. March 4, 2021. July 3, 2021.
5. Web site: "The People vs Agent Orange," the PBS Documentary. June 18, 2021. The New Hampshire Gazette.
6. Web site: The People vs. Agent Orange. ITVS. July 3, 2021.
7. Web site: Independent Lens to Premiere Investigative Documentary Exposing On-Going Effects of Agent Orange and Its Toxic Successors June 28 on PBS. ITVS. May 7, 2021. July 3, 2021.
8. Web site: The People vs. Agent Orange. Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. .