As Detroit strives to revive itself, one of the daunting problems it must confront is the toxic legacy of unbridled industrial production. TOXIC DETROIT visualizes some of these problems through views of polluted rivers, ravaged landscapes and noxious air. In the film, a father and daughter fish on the River Rouge. Looming in the distance is Zug Island, which dominates a now depressed and dangerously toxic neighborhood. These images of a family outing are juxtaposed with views of some of Detroit's other most notable toxic sites, many of which sit adjacent to residential neighborhoods. The optimism and determination of Detroiters themselves belie the surreal wastelands that surround them. TOXIC DETROIT briefly enters a nightmarish world of industry that's not too big to fail.