The Tobacco Conspiracy: The Backroom Deals of a Deadly Industry (2011)

The Tobacco Conspiracy: The Backroom Deals of a Deadly Industry (2011)

The Plan. The Players. Corruption. Silence 2011-02-20 52 Min. PG-13
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Overview

This French-Canadian co-production 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 Collot's film exposes the vast conspiracy of a criminally negligent industry that conquers new markets through corruption and manipulation. To confront the tobacco cartel, anti-smoking 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 hard-hitting critique of an industry gone mad.

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