Documentary

Trust WHO

The damning investigation into the World Health Organisation's hidden practices.

The World Health Organization (WHO) was founded with the aim of building a healthier future for people all over the world. Whether it’s the effects of smoking, the Swine flu pandemic or a nuclear disaster, the WHO is the body we rely on to advise on and resolve a public health crisis. But can it be trusted? TrustWho documents filmmaker Lilian Franck’s quest to discover what lies behind the altruistic façade of the world’s largest public health body. What she uncovers is an alarming picture of corruption and opacity. This powerful investigative doc shines a light on how industry lobbies have infiltrated the WHO and asks whether the organisation can be trusted to keep the public healthy.

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aka: Toxic Health; World Health
Category: Documentary
Financing: Minority coproduction
Format: Digital, 90 Min
Funding Film Institute: 64.000 €
Share of Austrian production costs: 50 %
Share of total production costs: 13 %
Television investment: 58.000 €
Co-production: Oval Film (DE, 70%)
International funding: Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien, Deutscher Filmförderfonds, MEDIA
Funding program: ÖFI
Film location: Japan, Austria, Germany, USA, Geneva
Shooting time: May - October 2015
Days of shooting: 16
Completion: Spring 2016
Funding institutions Austria: Filminstitut