There's a new documentary coming to Netflix that's been deemed so good that it's got 100 percent on Rotten Tomatoes - which means you should DEFINITELY watch it:
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The Bleeding Edge is all about technology in the US medical field, exploring the $400 billion medical implant industry... oh, and how it's the third leading cause of death. I know, you thought it was going to be all about boring tech stuff, then BAM! They throw in the dark twist that we all absolutely bloody love.
With a tagline of 'What you don't know, can hurt you', the documentary's Academy Award-nominated filmmakers take on the huge American health care system - which, despite being the most technologically advanced in the world, isn't without its issues.
The synopsis reads: "From the Academy Award nominated filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering (The Invisible War, The Hunting Ground) comes a groundbreaking investigation into the crimes of Big Medical.
"America has the most technologically advanced health care system in the world, yet medical interventions have become the third leading cause of death, and the overwhelming majority of high-risk implanted devices never require a single clinical trial."
Through talking heads and troubling case studies, the doc targets several villainous companies, including Essure, a permanent contraceptive implant that has left many women with chronic pain and in need of numerous surgeries.
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The Bleeding Edge also looks into controversial vaginal meshes, which are often used in gynecological procedures, even though the FDA didn't actually require human testing before approving it. One woman even explains in the doc that her husband cut his penis on her mesh when they tried to have sex shortly after it was inserted.
Reviewers are already singing its praises, following its worldwide premiere at this year's Tribeca Film Festival - with many people commending Dick and Ziering for taking on an important but not widely-publicised issue.
Frank Scheck, a reviewer for the Hollywood Reporter, wrote: "Chronicling the unnecessary pain and suffering of patients caused by complications of devices and procedures that received little or no testing, The Bleeding Edge is a terrifying eye-opener."
Eric John of Indiewire also reckoned it's a goer, writing: "The Bleeding Edge stands a good chance at enlightening more people who have been (or might be) hoodwinked."
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Yep, consider our interest well and truly piqued ahead of its arrival on Netflix on 27 July.
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