oPENS NOVEMBER 20
Collective
A film by Alexander Nanau
2020 | 109 minutes | Documentary | NR
“Hands down, the closest thing we saw at this year’s [Toronto International Film Festival] to a full-on masterpiece. ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT.”
“Every now and then a documentary doesn’t just open your eyes but tears you apart. An explosive observational documentary about unfathomable corruption. THIS IS TRULY A DOCUMENTARY FOR OUR TIMES.”
Official Selection
VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL | NEW DIRECTORS/NEW FILMS
TRUE/FALSE FILM FEST | SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
FULL FRAME DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL | HAMPTONS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | AFI FEST
Synopsis
After an explosive fire claims the lives of 27 people at Bucharest nightclub, Colectiv, officials reassure the public that surviving victims will receive care in facilities that are “better than in Germany.” Weeks later, a rising causality count leads intrepid reporters at the Sports Gazette to investigate. Just as a crucial tip exposes Hexi Pharma, a local firm’s culpability, the firm’s owner dies under mysterious circumstances and the health minister quietly resigns amid the uproar -but this is only the first chapter in a thrilling, ever-twisting exposé.
Closely tracking the efforts of the Gazette team as they methodically discover layer upon layer of fraud and criminal malfeasance, Alexander Nanau’s COLLECTIVE is a fast-paced, real-time detective story about truth, accountability, and the value of an independent press in partisan times.
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