Goliath, an ecological thriller to warn against the power of lobbies

Initially, there is the death of a farmer exposed to pesticides. The trial will give rise to a fierce battle between a lobbyist, who defends without remorse industry agrochemicaland a lawyer disillusioned, but determined. “Goliath” thus takes hold of a topical health scandal, like the great Hollywood films of the genre. “Like Erin Brockovich, like Dark Waters, these are films where we potentially discover a theme, but where we mainly follow an investigation”explains Peter Nineyactor of the film.

Blackmail, bullying… It’s all there, and it’s all true. The director relied on a long investigative work on the subject. Some facts send shivers down your spine. “There are rivers which are, for a fee, erased from the map so as not to have to clean them up” develops Frédéric Tellier, the director, who sees in it a “sterrifying subject”. Led like a thriller, “Goliath” poses an implacable observation on the cynicism of the world.