SummaryToday, nearly 2 million Americans are being held for ransom. Without insulin, they’ll be dead in days. Pay or Die follows families on the receiving end of these ransom notes, revealing the harrowing reality of life with chronic illness in the richest country in the world. From a mother-and-daughter struggling to rebuild their lives after losing t... Read More
Directed By:Rachael Dyer, Scott Alexander Ruderman
Pay or Die
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Nov 1, 2023
80
That so many have to struggle not just with the disease but also the cost of staying alive is a national disgrace that documentaries such as this, however well-intentioned, can only begin to address.
Nov 1, 2023
80
Ultimately, Pay or Die is an infuriating documentary that will make you hate the capitalistic approach to healthcare in America, especially since this is only one disease and one medicine out of many that are being exploited by pharmaceutical companies every day.
Nov 1, 2023
70
With the film reminding us that the American system isn’t only failing people with diabetes, the battle for affordable healthcare rages on.
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Production Company:
- Artemis Rising Foundation
- Post Road Pictures
- SALTY Features
- Social Construct
- Sons of Rigor Films
- The deNovo Initiative
Release Date:Nov 1, 2023
Duration:1 h 30 m
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Awards
Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Social Impact Media Awards, US
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Cinema for Peace Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
