# Collective (2019)

> An uncompromising Romanian documentary follows journalists and reformers as a nightclub tragedy exposes corruption threaded through the national healthcare system.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/434686

## Facts

- Runtime: 109 min
- Genres: Documentary
- Director: Alexander Nanau
- Cast: Cătălin Tolontan, Mirela Neag, Razvan Lutac, Tedy Ursuleanu, Vlad Voiculescu, Camelia Roiu, Narcis Hogea
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10706602/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: urgent, bleak, harrowing, serious viewing, social justice film night

## Synopsis

A gripping exposé of systemic corruption and the fight for justice in healthcare.

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