Movie Details
Original Language:English
The Tobacco Conspiracy The Backroom Deals of a Deadly Industry
"The Plan The Players Corruption Silence"Movie
Audience Score
DirectorNadia Collot
52 minDocumentary
Plot
This FrenchCanadian coproduction goes behind the scenes of the huge tobacco industry whose economic power has been expanding for five decades at the expense of public health A gripping investigation covering three continents Nadia Collots film exposes the vast conspiracy of a criminally negligent industry that conquers new markets through corruption and manipulation To confront the tobacco cartel antismoking groups are organizing and scoring points but the fight remains fierce With ist diverse viewpoints shocking interviews and riveting images The Tobacco Conspiracy deftly defines the issues in a complex situation where private interests and the public good collide Enlightening and engrossing this documentary is a hardhitting critique of an industry gone mad
