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Collective

Collective

Colectiv

When government fails, we all pay the price.

7.5 (190)2019-02-131h 49m
Documentary

Overview

In the aftermath of a tragic fire in a Romanian club, burn victims begin dying in hospitals from wounds that were not life threatening. A team of investigative journalists move into action uncovering the mass corruption of the health system and of the state institutions. Collective follows journalists, whistle blowers, and authorities alike. An immersive and uncompromising look into a dysfunctional system, exposing corruption, propaganda, and manipulation that nowadays affect not only Romania, but societies around the world.

Revenue
$200,041
Production
Samsa Film, Alexander Nanau Production, HBO Europe, MDR, Luxembourg Film Fund, Sundance Institute, CNC

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Cinematography
Alexander Nanau
Composer
Kyan Bayani

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SWITCH.

SWITCH.

April 6, 2021

9/10

As we witness the chronological outcome of events, we reach a bleak and sudden ending that leaves us to ask the question - what now? That's precisely what many Romanians would also be asking of their government: should things slowly but surely improve on the path Vlad Voiculesu set them upon, or revert to old ways for ease, convenience and a share in the dirty money? Only time will tell. What is fortunate is that the unrelenting work of Catalin Tolotan and the Sports Gazette team persevered unde…

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badelf

June 8, 2026

9/10

Corruption kills people. This is not metaphor, not hyperbole, not political rhetoric; it is the documented, undeniable truth at the heart of Collective, Alexander Nanau's devastating chronicle of the aftermath of the 2015 Colectiv nightclub fire in Bucharest. The film follows investigative journalists from the Sports Gazette as they uncover a network of medical corruption so grotesque it beggars belief: diluted disinfectants in hospitals, patients dying from infections in burn units that shou…