Collective
An uncompromising Romanian documentary follows journalists and reformers as a nightclub tragedy exposes corruption threaded through the national healthcare system.
Overview
A gripping exposé of systemic corruption and the fight for justice in healthcare.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- urgent
- bleak
- harrowing
- serious viewing
- social justice film night
What critics said
Critics broadly regard the film as a gripping, devastating, and unusually effective exposé of institutional corruption, public cynicism, and the power of investigative journalism.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The journalists move from the nightclub fire and hospital deaths to diluted disinfectants and systemic healthcare fraud.
Journalists, whistle-blowers, burn victims, and officials are followed through active investigations and government reform efforts.
The film connects healthcare fraud and political corruption to preventable deaths after the Colectiv fire.
The Sports Gazette journalists pursue evidence while a new health minister attempts reform under public scrutiny.
Films like Collective, and why
All the President's Men
investigative documentary exposing institutional corruption through persistent journalism
The Act of Killing
urgent documentary examination of public institutions, accountability, and systemic injustice
Sicko
observational nonfiction focused on healthcare inequity and institutional failure
Movie Details
- Director
- Alexander Nanau
- Release Date
- 2019-02-13
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (200)
Cast
- Cătălin Tolontan
- Mirela Neag
- Razvan Lutac
- Tedy Ursuleanu
- Vlad Voiculescu
- Camelia Roiu
- Narcis Hogea
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, Dox Amazon Channel, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Collective about?
- An uncompromising Romanian documentary follows journalists and reformers as a nightclub tragedy exposes corruption threaded through the national healthcare system.
- What is Collective like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Collective as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Collective violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Collective as moderate.
- What did critics think of Collective?
- Critics broadly regard the film as a gripping, devastating, and unusually effective exposé of institutional corruption, public cynicism, and the power of investigative journalism.
- Which films are like Collective?
- Films with a similar feel include All the President's Men, The Act of Killing, and Sicko.
- How long is Collective?
- Collective runs 109 minutes.
- Where can I watch Collective?
- In United States, Collective streams on Philo, Dox Amazon Channel, Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel.
