Collective / Colectiv
27 people died and another 180 were taken to hospital following a fire in the Bucharest “Colectiv” nightclub. Many more, none of them life-threateningly ill, continued to die in the weeks that followed – not from their injuries, but from the effects of disinfectants and the corrupt tactics behind them. An unprecedented scandal, which is revealed only thanks to the openness of a doctor and the courageous investigative research of a sports newspaper(!). Only once a new, fully transparent Health Minister is employed to reform the ailing system, it becomes evident just how bad Romanian hospitals – and politicians – truly are. Filmmaker Alexander Nanau accompanies the remarkable elucidation of a non-accidental disaster and leads us through this breath-taking documentary thriller to the heart of the fight against the thick, murky swamp of corruption.
- Genre: DOC: Social Interest & Politics
- Country, Year: Romania, Luxembourg, 2019
- Runtime: 109 Min
- Languages: Romanian, English
- Subtitles: English, German
- Director: Alexander Nanau
- Cast: Cătălin Tolontan, Răzvan Luțac, Camelia Roiu, Tedy Ursuleanu, Vlad Voiculescu, Narcis Hogea
- Screenplay: Alexander Nanau, Antoaneta Opris
- Cinematography: Alexander Nanau
- Editors: Alexander Nanau, George Cragg, Dana Bunescu
- Sound: Mihai Grecea
- Music: Kyan Bayani
- Producers: Alexander Nanau, Bianca Oana, Bernard Michaux, Hanka Kastelicová, Antony Root, Alina David, Philippa Kowarsky
- Production Companies: Alexander Nanau Productions, Samsa Film, HBO Europe
- World Sales: Cinephil
