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A Billion Lives

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2016-05-111h 34m

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A true story of the vaping revolution and tragic corruption leading to a billion deaths around the world.

In 20 years’ time, there will be nearly 1.6 billion smokers around the world. Approximately 70% of smokers want to quit. The United Nations’ World Health Organisation expects a billion people will die prematurely from smoking this century. The products their doctors recommend are rarely effective and many are trapped. A new vapour technology was invented to give smokers a successful way to quit. But it was quickly demonised, and even banned in many countries. A perfect storm is brewing between smokers trying to quit, government regulators, and health charities funded by the powerful pharmaceutical industry. Director Aaron Biebert travelled across four continents interviewing doctors, scientists, and others working to save a billion lives. What he found was profound government failure, widespread corruption in the public health community and powerful subversion by big business.

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Aaron Biebert

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  1. Clive Bates

    Clive Bates

    Himself

  2. Delon Human

    Delon Human

    Himself

  3. Oliver Kershaw

    Oliver Kershaw

    Himself

  4. Jeff Stiers

    Jeff Stiers

    Himself

  5. John Summers

    John Summers

    Himself

  6. Aaron Biebert

    Aaron Biebert

    Narrator

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Simon Foster

Jul 1, 2016

"The solidly crafted three-act structure of Aaron Biebert’s A Billion Lives provides a compelling, infuriating case study in big business dirty tricks..." Read the full review here: http://screen-space.squarespace.com/reviews/2016/7/1/a-billion-lives.html

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Keywords
nicotinevapingbig tobacco