Collective (2019)
- Original title
- Colectiv
- Directed by
- Alexander Nanau
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Romania, Luxembourg
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Rated
- MA15+
- Rating
- 7.6 of 10 from 195 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A documentary about the aftermath of a nightclub fire in Romania. It follows journalists who uncover a widespread healthcare corruption scandal while the government struggles to respond.
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What happens
Collective (Romanian: Colectiv, also known as Collective: Unravelling a Scandal) is a 2019 documentary film directed, written, produced, shot, and edited by Alexander Nanau. It centers on the 2016 public health scandal in Romania following the Colectiv nightclub fire. The film follows dual stories of investigative journalists at the Romanian newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor uncovering public healthcare corruption and maladministration, and the government's response to the crisis at the Ministry of Health. The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival on 4 September 2019, and was released in Romania on 28 February 2020, and on 20 November 2020 in other countries, including the UK and USA. It received acclaim from critics, as well as many accolades, including from the European Film Awards and the National Society of Film Critics. At the 93rd Academy Awards, Collective was nominated in both the Best Documentary Feature and Best International Feature Film categories, becoming the first Romanian film to be nominated for an Academy Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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