Flint

Flint (2017)

A woman deals with the toxic water scandal in Flint, Michigan, and the effect it has on her family.

Date of release
2017-10-28
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (18)
Runtime
1h 36m
Genres
TV Movie, Drama
Director
Bruce Beresford

Casting

Interesting facts

Flint is a 2017 television drama film directed by Bruce Beresford and produced by Sony Pictures Television. The plot is based on the Flint water crisis in Flint, Michigan, and follows several residents of the city as they discover lead contamination in the town's water supply, and suffer the effects of lead poisoning. It premiered on Lifetime on October 28, 2017. The film stars Queen Latifah, Betsy Brandt, Jill Scott and Marin Ireland.

Production

In January 2017, Cher announced plans to produce and star in a film about a fictional woman dealing with the Flint water crisis. Cher later dropped out of the project in March, citing a "serious family issue". Queen Latifah and Jill Scott were subsequently cast in the film. Latifah also served as the film's executive producer, through her production company Flavor Unit Entertainment. Lyndie Greenwood joined the cast in April.

Primary filming took place on location in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario, with the Hamilton City Hall serving as the exterior of Flint City Hall. The movie premiered on October 28, 2017 on the Lifetime television network.

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