Every minute of every year an American drops dead of a heart attack, hundreds of thousands without any warning or prior symptom. But these people could have been saved. The Widowmaker uncovers a chilling tale of greed, ego, and a conspiracy of silence around that most vulnerable of human organs - the heart.
Direction
Forbes turns bureaucratic documents into thriller material.
Writing
Gillian Anderson's narration drips with controlled fury.
Director
Patrick Forbes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'widowmaker' refers specifically to the left anterior descending artery—when blocked, it kills so fast victims rarely reach help.
Released months before the Theranos scandal exploded, this film predicted America's appetite for medical mythology over evidence.
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