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Collective

Colectiv

2019

Alexander Nanau

Documentary, Self: Dan Alexandru Condrea, Liviu Iolu, Razvan Lutac ...

7.0

1,316

Documentary This observational documentary follows the events after the tragedy that took place at the Colectiv Club in Bucharest on 30 October 2015, killing 65 young people and injuring dozens. The tragedy led to public protests against corruption and to the resignation of the Government.

	Media	Author	Review
		Jonathan Romney Screendaily	"A serious, composed approach to emotionally charged content, together with focus on a journalistic investigation, gives' Collective' something of the compelling pull of high-profile docudramas such as 'Spotlight'"
		Jay Weissberg Variety	"Every now and then a documentary doesn’t just open your eyes but tears you apart by exposing a moral rift with resonance far beyond the film’s home country. 'Collective' (...) is such a work."
		Anne Thompson IndieWire	"A remarkable documentary about a health crisis in Romania reveals familiar patterns as the world deals a global health crisis."
		Fabien Lemercier Cineuropa	"Nanau firma un magistral y cautivador documental, presentado en Venecia, que investiga las increíbles irregularidades del sistema de asistencia sanitaria rumano"
		Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"It sketches out an honest, affecting, somewhat old-fashioned utopian example of what it takes to make the world better, or at least a little less awful"
		Deborah Young The Hollywood Reporter	"Nanau's observational style of filmmaking reaches emotional depths. Tense and tightly edited, this exposé of heartless corruption will ring bells and outrage audiences long after its festival run"
		Justin Chang Los Angeles Times	"The horrors of 'Collective' are sickeningly specific; the implications, as suggested by its comprehensive indictment of a title, are universal."
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Shocking exposé of needless deaths in Romania (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Sheila O'Malley rogerebert.com	"A pistol shot of truth (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

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