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Opening Gala - UK Premiere: Collective (18*)

Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2020

,Barbican Cinema 1
A woman suffering from a bacterial infection

On October 30 2015, a serious fire broke out at the Colectiv nightclub in Bucharest.

It was one of the worst disasters in recent Romanian history, with 27 people killed and 180 injured. Fierce protests erupt when 37 of the injured subsequently die from bacterial infections.

Director Alexander Nanau follows a team of investigative journalists at the newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor as they uncover a vast health care fraud that siphoned off urgent hospital funding and diluted disinfectants while enriching the country’s most powerful moguls, hospital managers, doctors, and politicians.

As the tides begin to turn with increased public awareness, Collective brings home the essential role of a free press in calling out corruption.

Following the film we are joined by the author of The Windrush Betrayal Amelia Gentleman for a ScreenTalk.

Tagged with: Cinema ScreenTalks Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2020

Romania/Luxembourg 2019 Dir Alexander Nanau 109 min

Warning: some scenes in the film may cause distress

Official Selection, Toronto International Film Festival, 2019

Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival, 2020

Barbican Cinema 1

Location
Barbican Cinema 1 is located within the main Barbican building on Level -2. Head to Level G and walk towards the Lakeside Terrace where you’ll find stairs and lifts to take you down to the venue floor.   

Address
Barbican Centre
Silk Street, London
EC2Y 8DS

Public transport
The Barbican is widely accessible by bus, tube, train and by foot or bicycle. Plan your journey and find more route information in ‘Your Visit’ or book your car parking space in advance.