France / Feb 16, 2021 / arte.tv
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Stanton A. Glantz | Himself |
| Yves Gingras | Himself |
| Stephan Lewandowsky | Himself |
| Marcel Goldberg | Himself |
| Carlos Sonnenschein | Himself |
| Ana Soto | Herself |
| Frederick vom Saal | Himself |
| Erwin Neher | Himself |
| Steven Milloy | Himself (archive footage) |
| David Chavalarias | Himself |
| James M. Taylor | Himself |
| Jim Lakely | Himself |
| Frederick Singer | Himself (archive footage) |
| Morton Downey, Jr. | Himself (archive footage) |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | La Fabrique de l'ignorance |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | English, Français, Deutsch, ελληνικά |
| Production countries | Belgium, France, Switzerland |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | ZED, ARTE, France Télévisions, RTS, AMC Networks International Iberia, RTBF, Télé-Québec |
| Official site | zed.fr |
| Release date | 23 novembre 2020 |
| Production | Gaëlle Guyader |
| Writer | Pascal Vasselin, Franck Cuveillier, Stéphane Foucart, Mathias Girel, Jean-Christophe Ribot |
| Editing | Guillaume Quignard, Cécile Stephan, Vanessa Colombel |
| Cinematography | Pascal Vasselin |
| Assistant directors | Filippos Vardakas, Laurie Chevrot, Mathieu Charrière, Franck Cuveillier, Pascal Vasselin |
| Camera operators | Pascal Vasselin |
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| Additional photography | Pascal Vasselin |
| Visual effects | Fabien Farrachi |
| Music | Julien Jaouen, Anastasios Gikas, Sven Jensen-Brakelman, Franck Cuveillier |
| Sound | Anastasios Gikas, Sven Jensen-Brakelman, Julien Jaouen, Franck Cuveillier |
Release dates
Digital
Germany / Feb 16, 2021 / arte.tv
TV
Belgium / Nov 23, 2020 / La Trois
Switzerland / Nov 25, 2020 / RTS 1
France / Feb 23, 2021 / Arte
Germany / Feb 23, 2021 / Arte
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