The Bleeding Edge

Jul 27, 2018

1h 39m

★ 6.8

What You Don't Know Can Hurt You

Overview

Each year in the United States, unparalleled innovations in medical diagnostics, treatment, and technology hit the market. But when the same devices designed to save patients end up harming them, who is accountable?

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Chain Camera Pictures

Shark Island Productions

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Cast

Himself - Diagnostic Radiologist

Robert Bridges

Herself - Essure contraceptive victim

Angie Firmalino

Herself

Rita Redberg

Himself - Orthopedic Surgeon

Stephen Tower

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6.0

100 Years

Jan 17, 2017

An animated history of American health care provider, Planned Parenthood.

8.0

A la poursuite de la jeunesse éternelle

Sep 14, 2025

No overview available.

7.6

Collective

Feb 13, 2019

In the aftermath of a tragic fire in a Romanian club, burn victims begin dying in hospitals from wounds that were not life threatening. A team of investigative journalists move into action uncovering the mass corruption of the health system and of the state institutions. Collective follows journalists, whistle blowers, and authorities alike. An immersive and uncompromising look into a dysfunctional system, exposing corruption, propaganda, and manipulation that nowadays affect not only Romania, but societies around the world.

7.9

CORONA.FILM - Prologue

Mar 23, 2021

As the first part of our investigation, the CORONA.FILM prologue will delve into the science behind the pandemic. Starting at the very beginning, we shine a light on the responses. The aim is not to point the finger; our aim is to tell the whole story in all its complexity, as we believe that justice cannot prevail if only one side of the story is told.

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0.0

The Illumination

Apr 6, 2017

When Gordon Gund went blind in 1970 at age 30 due to retinitis pigmentosa, he resolved to find a cure for the disease and created the Foundation Fighting Blindness. After decades of scientific research, a major breakthrough emerged, and this short film showcases the inspirational story of a 17-year-old Belgian boy who is a beneficiary of this work.

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4.2

In Lies We Trust: The CIA, Hollywood, and Bioterrorism

Jan 1, 2007

Its hard to explain the full depth and breadth of the depravity of the pharmaceutical industry, the medical research industry, and the federal government. This film does a pretty good job. Hang on to your hat. The model for modern biological warfare was "discovered" during the conquest of the Americas and has been repeated over and over again.

0.0

Keeping the Promise: AHF 30 Years Documentary

Jun 8, 2018

Through interviews with key AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) stakeholders from over the years coupled with archival video footage culled from AHF's 30 years of advocacy, care and activism, 'Keeping the Promise' tells a compelling story of AHF's history while offering a glimpse of, and road map to its future.

8.0

The mRNA Revolution

Oct 7, 2023

Covid-19 first brought it to public attention, but messenger RNA was discovered sixty years earlier. Through the many trials and pitfalls of its pioneering researchers and developers, this documentary tells the fascinating story of a medical revolution.

10.0

Big Charity: The Death of America's Oldest Hospital

May 3, 2014

This documentary film includes never-before-seen footage and exclusive interviews to tell the story of Charity Hospital, from its roots to its controversial closing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. From the firsthand accounts of healthcare providers and hospital employees who withstood the storm inside the hospital, to interviews with key players involved in the closing of Charity and the opening of New Orleans’ newest hospital, “Big Charity” shares the untold, true story around its closure and sheds new light on the sacrifices made for the sake of progress.

0.0

Washing Our Hands

Nov 11, 2023

This film is part of the Semmelweis Project, launched by Direkt36, an investigative journalism center based in Hungary, to show the reality and the causes of hospital-acquired infections, which are a growing problem in the country.

0.0

Asalée

Sep 25, 2025

No overview available.

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0.0

Son of the Streets

Oct 10, 2020

13-year-old Khodor is a child whose family tries to issue him an ID document that proves his existence and gives him the right to education, health-care and movement outside of the Palestinian refugee camp of Shatila in Beirut, Lebanon. Through the process, many of the family's old secrets are revealed.

0.0

Uma Gota de Esperança

May 7, 2021

A mother discovers that her son has a disability that causes her breast milk to intoxicate him. But the discovery comes too late to prevent the loss of neurons.

10.0

À votre santé

Sep 1, 1974

Focuses on the state of the Quebec health system in the early 1970s. This film reveals the harsh reality of emergency rooms. There, medical teams, facing a serious shortage of staff, are facing a real invasion of patients. The technical means, often insufficient, make the task even more difficult.

7.0

Sex, Drugs & Bicycles

Oct 6, 2020

The documentary that answers the question: is having month-long double paid vacations, no fear of homelessness, and universal health care the nightmare we've been warned about? The answer may surprise you.

0.0

The Chaplain & the Doctor

Invalid Date

Frustrated by watching Black patients suffer due to end-of-life healthcare inequities, two determined allies – a chaplain and a doctor – work to transform a broken medical system, one patient at a time.

The Bleeding Edge

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