Manufacturing Ignorance (2020): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2020, Manufacturing Ignorance is a tv movie and documentary film directed by Pascal Vasselin, running about 97 minutes.

What it’s about. Tobacco, climate change, pesticides,... Never has scientific knowledge seemed so vast, detailed and shared. And yet it appears to be increasingly challenged. It is no longer surprising to see private corporations put strategies in place to confuse the public debate and paralyze political decision-making. Overwhelmed by excess of information, how can we, as citizens, sort out fact from fiction? One by one, this film dismantles the workings of this clever manoeuvre that aims to turn science against itself. Thanks to declassified archives, graphic animations and testimonies from experts, lobbyists and politicians, this investigation plunges us into the science of doubt. Along with a team of experts (philosophers, economists, cognitive scientists, political men, or even agnotologists), we explore concrete examples of doubt making and try to understand the whole process and the issues behind it.

Who’s in it. Manufacturing Ignorance stars Pascal Vasselin as Narrator (voice), Fani Hatjina as Herself, Matthias Groß as Himself and Linsey McGoey as Herself, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.8/10, Manufacturing Ignorance has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Manufacturing Ignorance page.

If you liked it. Fans of Manufacturing Ignorance tend to enjoy Miraculous World: New York, United HeroeZ, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, Steven Universe: The Movie and Twin Peaks.