Overview
Percy Schmeiser, a third-generation farmer, gets sued by a corporate giant for allegedly using their patented seeds. With little resources to fight a legal battle, Percy joins forces with up-and-coming attorney Jackson Weaver and environmental activist Rebecca Salcau for a monumental case that leads all the way to the Supreme Court.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on a true story
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Setting
Set in Bruno, Ottawa and Mumbai
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Luc Montpellier
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Garfield Lindsay MillerScreenplay
- Hilary PryorScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- October 9, 2020
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- Canada
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Cast
Christopher WalkenPercy Schmeiser
Roberta MaxwellLouise Schmeiser
Christina RicciRebecca Salcau
Zach BraffJackson Weaver
Adam BeachAlton Kelly
Luke KirbyPeter Schmeiser
Zoe FishMary Schmeiser
Blake TaylorKarl Steiger
Andrea del CampoBrenda Kelly
Martin DonovanRick Aarons
Warren EllisMill Worker
Dean HarderBob Black- Pathy AiyarVasu Pandit
Monique AlvarezJane Doe
Ernesto GriffithWashington Post Reporter
Anna HardwickUK News Anchor- Melissa HoodMeghan Lewis-O'Connor
Natasha KrishnanUK / Indian News Anchor
Daina LeitoldDayna- Sarah-Jane Marquez-HicksOttawa Journalist
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