A true story about a concerned housewife, Pat Melancon, who tries to block Shintech, a massive Japanese petrochemical conglomerate, from building a plant in her toxic township already known as "cancer alley". Pat and a few newly recruited, fledgling activitsts face the full force of Shintech's wealth and influence peddling, which has bought the cooperation of the government from the local level all the way up to the Governor's office.
Movie tag line: "Sometimes ordinary women become heroes."
Character: Pat Melancon
Character: Emelda West
Character: James Melancon
Character: Lisa LaVie
Character: Catherine Melancon