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The Crime of the Century
2021 · TV series · documentary · 118 min episodes · 1 season
Created by Alex Gibney
A searing indictment of Big Pharma and the political operatives and government regulations that enable over-production, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates.
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It doesn't seem obvious to me that we should happily censor a film because the subjects of the film don't like it.
Suppose we did a film about the Sackler family https://www.hulu.com/series/the-crime-of-the-century-63a06efb-ecef-46c2-8331-bfe377db7fa7 and the Sackler family says they don't like it -- they feel they were misrepresented, and claim they didn't consent to participation, despite having signed consent documents. Is that legitimate grounds to censor the film?
Some may feel that the Sackler situation is different. You might see the Sackler family as known "oppressors" and "bad guys". And you might see Guantánamo detainees as "victims of oppression" -- perhaps you even think they're "good guys".
I don't think this argument works -- it is exactly through documentaries such as this that we can form accurate opinions about who is a "good guy" or "bad guy"; who is the "oppressor" vs "victim of oppression". If we allow anyone claiming to be a "victim of oppression" to censor stuff that makes them look bad, that just serves to lock in our current views regarding who is a "victim of oppression" -- which means we won't be able to update those views as more evidence comes in, or as circumstances on the ground change.
If someone doesn't like a documentary that was made about them, they can do a point-by-point refutation. Censorship doesn't seem like a good solution.
> amazing telling of the background
I'd also like to recommend HBO's 'The Crime of the Century' documentary. It's a two part docu and was directed by Alex Gibney (who won an Emmy and an Oscar). [1] Trailer is available [2]. It details the whole opioid crisis and the role of Purdue and Sacklers.
[1] https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/the-crime-of-the-century
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkU75sBdjdU