The Great European Cigarette Mystery
A Documentary By Jeppe Rønde
The Great European Cigarette Mystery
Director: Jeppe Rønde Run time: 92 minutes Release Date: 09-13-2022 | SRP: $24.95 | CAT#: PRDVD5001 | UPC: 672975895211
Genres: Documentary, Politics
Short Synopsis:
Two Danish journalists investigate an EU commissioner of health caught up in a scandal, having been accused of being in the pocket of 'big tobacco'. Long Synopsis: The former EU commissioner of health, Mr John Dalli, recently left his post having been accused of being in the pocket of ‘big tobacco’. Two Danish journalists, Mads Brugger and Mikael Bertelsen, travel to Malta expecting to uncover proof of a vast conspiracy against Mr Dalli, when a secret source steps forward, claiming to possess documents and recordings. Mr Dalli attempts to strike a deal with the source, taking them on a disturbing, thrilling and darkly humorous odyssey from the hallways of Brussels to an island in the Caribbean Sea. |
Accolades:
Broadcasted on BBC Four
Special Mention, DOX:AWARD, CPH:DOX 2017
Special Mention, DOX:AWARD, CPH:DOX 2017