If you look at Metacritic’s top-rated films of 2020, you may be surprised at the no. 2 ranked film of the year. Sure, Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland” has a firm hold at the no. 1 spot, but tied with Steve McQueen’s “Lovers Rock” (which should be under Television, which it was created for, but whatever) is Alexander Nanau’s “Collective.” A documentary so powerful that Romania selected it as its International Film submission for the 2021 Academy Awards.

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A common political cliché says that it’s not the scandal that gets you; it’s the cover-up. Alexander Nanau’s coruscating documentary “Collective” supersizes that formulation. Nanau begins with a terrible tragedy, which is likely enough of a subject on its own: the 2015 fire at Bucharest nightclub Colectiv, which killed 26 people. But in this movie, the fire—skin-crawling footage of which plays just before the credits—is just the beginning.

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In 2015, a fire burned down Romanian night club The Colectiv, killing 25 people in its wake and injuring an additional 180 people. The new documentary “Collective” uncovers the mysterious truth about what really happened. The tragedy ended up exposing layers of corruption across the country.

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“Collective” shows the danger of what can happen when a government values profit over human lives.

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Each year, countless films premiere at festivals across the world. Filmmakers are celebrated for their artistic vision. Projects are praised for their ability to push the boundaries of what we expect from national cinemas. Then, just as quickly as these films burst on the scene, many disappear from the public eye. Some fall through the cracks of distribution. Others are snapped up by discriminating studios but languish in the vault as executives work to puzzle out the perfect date and platform for their release.

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One of the most fascinating films about a massive political scandal that most have never heard of, Alexander Nanau’s documentary “Collective” tracks the Romanian newspaper Sports Gazette as it investigates a large-scale medical cover-up that extends into the upper echelons of the government. Beginning with the newsroom, before expanding its scope, Nanau, wisely, lets his subjects take over the film, content to linger in press conferences and meetings, as both the government and press attempt to make sense of the escalating series of medical catastrophes.

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