An Enemy of the People background

An Enemy of the People

A small forest town is trying to promote itself as a place for tourists to come enjoy the therapeutic hot springs and unspoiled nature. Dr. Stockmann, however, makes the inconvenient discovery that the nature around the village is not so unspoiled. In fact, the runoff from the local tanning mill has contaminated the water to a dangerous degree. The town fathers argue that cleaning up the mess would be far too expensive and the publicity would destroy the town's reputation, so therefore news of the pollution should be suppressed. Dr. Stockmann decides to fight to get the word out to the people, but receives as very mixed reaction.A small forest town is trying to promote itself as a place for tourists to come enjoy the therapeutic hot springs and unspoiled nature. Dr. Stockmann, however, makes the inconvenient discovery that the nature around the villag... Read more

It's a drama and health & wellness movie, and has a rating of 6.9 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.

Watch it here

Not found streaming from Australia.

More like this

Sue
Sue (1998)
7.1Drama 

Apple TV+ (itu +1
Tender Is the Night
Tender Is the Night (1962)
6Drama 

Amazon Prime +1
Manchester by the Sea
Manchester by the Sea (2016)
7.8Drama 

Netflix +2
Two Ways Home
Two Ways Home (2020)
6.5Drama 

Tubi TV
Violet
Violet (2021)
5.9Drama 

Amazon Prime
Animal House
Animal House (1978)
7.4Comedy 

Amazon Prime +1
The Goodbye Girl
The Goodbye Girl (1978)
7.4Comedy 

Apple TV+ (itu +2
Straight Time
Straight Time (1978)
7.4Crime 

Google Play
A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
7.4Action & Adventure 

Apple TV+ (itu +1
The China Syndrome
The China Syndrome (1979)
7.4Drama 

Amazon Prime +2
The Duellists
The Duellists (1977)
7.4Drama 

Amazon Prime +2
A Little Romance
A Little Romance (1979)
7.4Drama 

Apple TV+ (itu
Sheffey
Sheffey (1977)
7.4Drama 

Tubi TV
Midnight Express
Midnight Express (1978)
7.5Crime 

Amazon Prime +2
An error has occurred. This application may no longer respond until reloaded. Reload 🗙