Drug Deals: The Brave New World of Prescription Drugs

200150 minFilm: Documentaire

Réalisation: Erna BuffieElise Swerhone

Production: Merit Jensen-Carr (Merit Motion Pictures Inc.)Joe MacDonald (National Film Board of Canada)Graydon McCreaMichael Allder

Scénarisation: Erna Buffie

Produced by Merit Motion Pictures in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada in association with CBC The Nature of Things and with the participation of Manitoba Film & Sound, the Independent Production Fund - Videon Program; the Canadian Television Fund created by the Government of Canada and the Canadian cable industry Telefilm Canada: Equity Investment Program; the Government of Manitoba - Manitoba Film & Video Production Tax Credit and the Government of Canada Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit Program.

Vanessa Young was 15 years old when she died suddenly from cardiac failure. Four days later, a prescription drug that she was taking was removed from the market. Did the drug have a potentially fatal side effect? If so, why was it being sold?

While the prescription drug industry strives to develop life-saving medicines, it is also a lucrative business with billions of dollars of revenue at stake. This gripping documentary asks whether corporate pressure is causing new drugs to be released before they are adequately tested. Probing each phase of clinical research, approvals, safety monitoring and marketing, Drug Deals investigates the potentially far-reaching influence of drug companies. The film features interviews with researchers, doctors, government regulators and a grieving family.

Catégories de sujets


  • Santé et Médecine > Éthique médicaleMédicamentsRecherche et Expériences médicales
  • Industrie et Commerce > Industrie pharmaceutique

Générique


réalisateur
Erna Buffie
Elise Swerhone
écriture
Erna Buffie
producteur
Merit Jensen-Carr
coproducteur
Joe MacDonald
producteur exécutif
Graydon McCrea
Michael Allder
cinématographie
Jim Aquila
Charles Konowal
Ali Kazimi
monteur
David McGunigal
narrateur
Ann-Marie MacDonald
compositeur de la musique
Victor Davies
gérant de production
Sandra Moore
preneur de son
Ross Redfern
Jim Gilchrist
John Martin
Mark Obradovich
photographe - studio
Vincenzo Pietropaolo
direction artistique
Sherri Starkell
maquilleur
Jennifer Machnee
Dianne Nimik
transcription
Melanie Coad
Monique Perron
comptable de production
Gail Brown
assistant de production
Sarah Armstrong
Ari Flaisher
Milana Bodiroga
John Prentice
Dan Aquila
Madeline Carr
distribution artistique
Rebecca Gibson
régisseur
Arlene Moskovitch
Victor Dobchuk
Carol Flaisher
recherche visuelle
Louise Moyes
Julie Hackett Strachan
Laurie Blanchard
Lynne Herzeg
Gwynne Basen
Joe Friesen
recherche de documents d'archives
Louise Moyes
Julie Hackett Strachan
Laurie Blanchard
Lynne Herzeg
Gwynne Basen
Joe Friesen
titres
Adam Richner
graphiques
Adam Richner
enregistrement de la musique
John Schritt
mixage
Bruce Little
monteur en ligne
Tony Wytinck
assistant au montage image
Julie Hackett Strachan
conception sonore
Saul Henteleff
administrateur de programme
Cyndi Forcand
superviseur de production
Scott Collins

Prix et récompenses


  • Prix BLIZZARD - meilleur documentaireThe BLIZZARDS/Manitoba Motion Picture Ind. Ass. Film & Video Awards
  • ddddAdvertising Film Festival