Resistance Fighters – The Global Antibiotics Crisis (2019)

Name: Resistance Fighters – The Global Antibiotics Crisis
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2019
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 8.0
Cast: Patrick Winczewski, Tanveer Ahmed, Edward Allera, Uwe Behrens, Juan José Gómez Camacho

1h 35m Germany

Documentary

Plot

Antibiotic resistance is declared a "global and most urgent threat" by the UN General Assembly, with the WHO warning of a potential return to a "post-antibiotic age." This gripping documentary explores the journey to this crisis, exposing the negligence, greed, and shortsightedness that have diminished the effectiveness of these crucial medications. Featuring passionate doctors, defiant scientists, patients battling severe illnesses, and diplomats striving for a unified response, the narrative showcases the collective struggle of these Resistance Fighters in confronting one of modern medicine’s greatest challenges.

Cast

Patrick Winczewski Tanveer Ahmed Edward Allera Uwe Behrens Juan José Gómez Camacho Slava Epstein Peter Greenhouse Tom Grumbly Alexander Kallen Maryn McKenna Paul Menzies Gerd-Ludwig Meyer Richard Novick Nolan Stone Randall Todd