Maybe the best documentary I’ve seen about the nature of corruption, Alexander’s Nanua’s Collective plays like a riveting political thriller, taking doc filmmaking up a notch. It’s a story of journalism at its finest and health care at its lowest, populated with an indelible cast of heroes, villains, and victims—a portrait of humanity at its brightest and darkest.  Despite our endless cynicism about the modern world, this film still manages to shock, and while it’s sometimes not easy to watch, it also has moments of great beauty and hope. There’s a reason why what could have been an obscure Romanian documentary was nominated for two Oscars.  —Brian Ackerman, Founding Director of Film Programming

In the aftermath of a tragic fire at a Romanian music club called Colectiv, more burn victims begin dying in hospitals from wounds that were not life-threatening. A team of investigative journalists jump into action to uncover massive corruption in the healthcare system and other state institutions. Following journalists, whistle-blowers, and government officials, Collective is an immersive and uncompromising look into the price of corruption, and the price of truth. It comes as no surprise that this incisive documentary that plays like a political thriller hit a universal chord, becoming a critics’ darling in the US (#2 in Time’s Top Ten) and garnered two Academy Award nominations.

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