Manufacturing Ignorance
Tobacco, climate change, pesticides,... Never has scientific knowledge seemed so vast, detailed and shared. And yet it appears to be increasingly challenged. It is no longer surprising to see private corporations put strategies in place to confuse the public debate and paralyze political decision-making. Overwhelmed by excess of information, how can we, as citizens, sort out fact from fiction? One by one, this film dismantles the workings of this clever manoeuvre that aims to turn science against itself. Thanks to declassified archives, graphic animations and testimonies from experts, lobbyists and politicians, this investigation plunges us into the science of doubt. Along with a team of experts (philosophers, economists, cognitive scientists, political men, or even agnotologists), we explore concrete examples of doubt making and try to understand the whole process and the issues behind it.
Cast
Pascal Vasselin
Narrator (voice)
Fani Hatjina
Herself
Matthias Groß
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Linsey McGoey
Herself
Naomi Oreskes
Herself
Stéphane Foucart
Himself
Catherine Collinet
Herself (archive footage)
Stanton A. Glantz
Himself
Yves Gingras
Himself
Stephan Lewandowsky
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Marcel Goldberg
Himself
Carlos Sonnenschein
Himself
Ana Soto
Herself
Frederick vom Saal
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Erwin Neher
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Steven Milloy
Himself (archive footage)
David Chavalarias
Himself
James M. Taylor
Himself
Jim Lakely
Himself
Frederick Singer
Himself (archive footage)
Details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- French
- Languages
- English, French, German
- Budget
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- Revenue
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- Age rating
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- Quality
- 4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
- Production
- ZEDARTEFrance TélévisionsRTSAMC Networks International IberiaRTBF
Crew
Director
Franck Cuveillier
Writers
Stéphane Foucart, Mathias Girel, Pascal Vasselin, Franck Cuveillier
Pascal Vasselin
Director of Photography
Julien Jaouen
Original Music Composer
Guillaume Quignard
Editor
