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A Way Out (2011) documentary poster

Documentary Style

Topical

A Way Out

Why Watch

How does a pharmaceutical company distribute 100 billion pills in eight years, kill 500,000 Americans, and executives avoid accountability?

Year

2011

Type

series

Episodes

2

Language

English

Director

Nicholas Holland

Summary

Alex Gibney's searing investigation exposes how America's opioid crisis was deliberately manufactured by pharmaceutical companies pursuing billions in profit.

Through leaked documents, never-before-seen depositions, and Washington Post reporting, Gibney follows the money trail from pharmaceutical boardrooms to Capitol Hill. The investigation captures DEA agents conducting raids, former sales reps confessing to fraud schemes, physicians prescribing recklessly, and politicians accepting donations while evidence mounts.

A damning examination of corporate greed and regulatory capture revealing how systems meant to protect public health were systematically gamed for profit—tactics that continue today.