More than 25 years after the end of World War II, famous war photographer W. Eugene Smith (Johnny Depp) lives as a recluse - until an old friend and an advance from the prestigious Life magazine convince him to travel to Japan, where he uncovers a big story: A chemical company is dumping mercury-containing wastewater into public waters, poisoning the population. At great personal risk, Smith does everything he can to document the environmental crime.

Slow-burning, warm-hearted, shocking portrait of the destruction of children's health by chemical pollution in Japan.