DIRECTOR: Alexander Nanau
PRODUCERS: Alexander Nanau, Bernard Michaux, Hanka Kastelicová, Bianca Orana
PRODUCTION CO: Alexander Nanau Productions, Samsa Film
SCREENPLAY: Alexander Nanau, Antoaneta Opris
PHOTOGRAPHY: Alexander Nanau
EDITORS: Alexander Nanau, George Cragg, Dana Bunescu
MUSIC: Kyan Bayani
WITH: Cătălin Tolontan, Mirela Neag, Răzvan Luţac, Camelia Roiu, Tedy Ursuleanu, Vlad Voiculescu, Narcis Hogea



FESTIVALS: Venice, Toronto

REVIEW

“On October 30, 2015, a serious fire broke out at the Colectiv nightclub in Bucharest. It was one of the worst disasters in recent Romanian history, with an initial 27 people killed and 180 injured. Within a few days, fierce protests erupted, leading to the resignation of the Social Democratic government.

Director Alexander Nanau follows a number of key figures in the aftermath of the disaster, from the point where we learn that 37 of the injured died of bacterial infections in local hospitals. We hear from newspaper journalists who discover that the hospitals use diluted disinfectants, the minister of health in the temporary technocratic government, and the victims of a corrupt health care system in a dysfunctional state. Nanau avoids sensation and remains detached from the powerful emotions that surround the story, exposing the grim face of the corruption that plagues his country all the more.”

— IDFA

“This is truly a documentary for our time.” – Jay Weissberg, Variety
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FILM SOCIETY SCREENINGS

Whanganui   
Monday, 13 March, 7:00pm

Nelson   
Tuesday, 21 March, 6.00pm

​​Canterbury  
Monday, 03 April, 7.00pm

​​Dunedin   
Wednesday, 12 April, 7.30pm

Auckland   
Monday, 24 April, 6.15pm​

Tauranga   
Tuesday, 02 May, 6.00pm​

Queenstown
Tuesday, 09 May, 8:15pm​

Wellington   
Monday, 22 May, 6.15pm

​Hamilton   
Monday, 12 June, 6.30pm

​Palmerston North   
Wednesday, 28 June, 6.00pm

New Plymouth   
Wednesday, 27 September, 6.00pm

Timaru   
Tuesday, 07 November, 6.00pm

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