Movie of the Week – Erin Brockovich

2000/USA – Biography, Drama

Unemployed and single mother Erin Brockovich (Julia Roberts) starts working at law firm after an incident that had occurred.  After a while, a suspicious real estate case catches her attention. As she investigates, she sees that the electricity company is poisoning the residents of the region by polluting the water by dumping waste to purchase cheap land in the area.  Adapted from a true story, the film brings the biggest class action in America history against a billion dollar company and the legal struggle of woman had started alone to the silver screen.  (IMDb – 7,3)