They knew. They lied. They kept selling death. Now watch them squirm.
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.
Direction
Collot builds cases like a prosecutor, not a lecturer.
Editing
Riveting images that make corporate boardrooms feel like crime scenes.
Writing
Complex situation made devastatingly clear. No jargon shield for villains.
Director
Nadia Collot
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released after the Master Settlement Agreement but before vaping's 'harm reduction' rebranding — a snapshot of an industry in strategic retreat, not defeat.
French-Canadian co-production explains the global scope: Quebec's aggressive anti-tobacco laws provided funding and moral authority, while French investigative tradition demanded confrontation over balance.
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