With the participation of : Garfield Mahood, Non-Smokers Rights Association of Canada Nicolas Villain, Comité national contre le tabagisme Anna White, Essential Action, Washington, D.C. Dr Eric LeGresley, Canadian lawyer, Tobacco Document specialist Inoussa Saouna, S.O.S. Tabagisme Niger Eric Lichtblau, American Justice specialist, New York Times Dr Robert Blakey, American Professor of Law and Cofounder of RICO Act Dr William Farone, Former Research Director, Philip Morris USA Dr Gérard Dubois, Alliance contre le tabac Heidi Rathjen, Quebec Coalition for Tobacco Control Louis Gauvin, Quebec Coalition for Tobacco Control Dr Madeleine Dalton, Researcher, Dartmouth Medical School Joe Eszterhas, Hollywood writer and producer Francis Caballero, Lawyer and Professor Dr Stan Glantz, Tobacco Control Specialist, University of San Francisco Heather Crowe, Former Waitress in Ottawa, Canada Pascal Diethelm, Oxygenève, Switzerland Pr Alexandre Mauron, Bioethics Professor, Université of Geneva Dr Jean-Charles Rielle, Cipret, Geneva Dr Ragnar Rylander, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Dr Chris Proctor, Health Scientist, British American Tobacco, England Christopher Ogden, Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association, Great Britain Edward Horrigan, CEO Liggett Group Inc. James J. Morgan, Former President of Philip Morris Intl These three concomitant pillars of action are common to all tobacco companies worldwide and find their origin in the initial scheme to defraud. In public and over the past decades, the industry has always denied the health risks of tobacco, the addiction created by nicotine, and the fact that it targets children -- although internal documents show the contrary ! In this film, company managers themselves illustrate the incredible schizophrenic behaviour of their industry ! Everything began back in 1953, when a secret and illegal meeting of the industry top leaders took place in New York City. Together they decided to conjure up a plan to deceive the public and the government, to build a positive image of the cigarette at all costs. This key re-enacted scene in the film helps to explain the frame of mind of tobacco executives even up to this day. Beyond journalistic investigation, this fact-filled scenario has a spirit of its own. Ideas, emotions and surprises build the tale of an ongoing adventure. The true story of a conspiracy beyond imagination, with its own spies, undercover agents, strategy makers and collateral victims. Home / The Nicotine Cartel : Page 1 / The Nicotine Cartel : Page 2 / The Director / TRAILER