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A Billion Lives

20161h 34mAaron Biebert
IMDb 7.9 · Rotten Tomatoes 40% · Metacritic 35

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"A true story of the vaping revolution and tragic corruption leading to a billion deaths around the world."

In 20 years’ time, there will be nearly 1.6 billion smokers around the world. Approximately 70% of smokers want to quit. The United Nations’ World Health Organisation expects a billion people will die prematurely from smoking this century. The products their doctors recommend are rarely effective and many are trapped. A new vapour technology was invented to give smokers a successful way to quit. But it was quickly demonised, and even banned in many countries. A perfect storm is brewing between smokers trying to quit, government regulators, and health charities funded by the powerful pharmaceutical industry. Director Aaron Biebert travelled across four continents interviewing doctors, scientists, and others working to save a billion lives. What he found was profound government failure, widespread corruption in the public health community and powerful subversion by big business.

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NicotineVapingBig Tobacco

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What is A Billion Lives (2016) about?

In 20 years’ time, there will be nearly 1.6 billion smokers around the world. Approximately 70% of smokers want to quit. The United Nations’ World Health Organisation expects a billion people will die prematurely from smoking this century. The products their doctors recommend are rarely effective and many are trapped. A new vapour technology was invented to give smokers a successful way to quit.…

Who stars in A Billion Lives?

A Billion Lives stars Clive Bates (Himself), Delon Human (Himself), Oliver Kershaw (Himself), Jeff Stiers (Himself), John Summers (Himself). The film was directed by Aaron Biebert.

How long is A Billion Lives?

A Billion Lives has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2016.

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A Billion Lives holds an IMDb rating of 7.9/10. On Rotten Tomatoes it scores 40. Fans of Documentary are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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