In 2015, a fire at Bucharest's Colectiv club leaves 27 dead and 180 injured. Soon, more burn victims begin dying in hospitals from wounds that were not life-threatening. Then a doctor blows the whistle to a team of investigative journalists. One revelation leads to another as the journalists start to uncover vast health care fraud. When a new health minister is appointed, he offers unprecedented access to his efforts to reform the corrupt system but also to the obstacles he faces. Following journalists, whistle-blowers, burn victims, and government officials, Collective is an uncompromising look at the impact of investigative journalism at its best.
QUOTES:
“A GRIPPING EXPOSÉ OF INSTITUTIONAL INJUSTICE”
- Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times
“YOU WON’T SEE A MORE RELEVANT MOVIE ABOUT MODERN-DAY AMERICA”
- Steven Zetchik, Washington Post
“AN ANGRY, UNNERVING EXPRESSION OF COLLECTIVE OUTRAGE”
- Deborah Young, The Hollywood Reporter
AWARDS:
- Academy Awards, USA (2021) – Nominee - Best International Feature Film, Best Documentary Feature
- BAFTA Awards (2021) – Nominee - Best Documentary
- National Board of Review, USA (2021) – Winner - Top Five Foreign Language Films
- Vancouver Film Critics Circle (2021) – Winner - Best Documentary