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  • 2023
  • MTV Documentary Films
  • 1 h 15 m
  • 2023
  • MTV Documentary Films
  • 1 h 15 m
Pay or Die

Summary Today, nearly 2 million Americans are being held for ransom. Without insulin, they’ll be dead in days. Pay or Die follows families on the receiving end of these ransom notes, revealing the harrowing reality of life with chronic illness in the richest country in the world. From a mother-and-daughter struggling to rebuild their lives after...

  • 2023
  • MTV Documentary Films
  • 1 h 15 m
  • 2023
  • MTV Documentary Films
  • 1 h 15 m

Pay or Die

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
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Summary Today, nearly 2 million Americans are being held for ransom. Without insulin, they’ll be dead in days. Pay or Die follows families on the receiving end of these ransom notes, revealing the harrowing reality of life with chronic illness in the richest country in the world. From a mother-and-daughter struggling to rebuild their lives after...

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80
Nov 1, 2023
That so many have to struggle not just with the disease but also the cost of staying alive is a national disgrace that documentaries such as this, however well-intentioned, can only begin to address.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
80
Nov 1, 2023
Ultimately, Pay or Die is an infuriating documentary that will make you hate the capitalistic approach to healthcare in America, especially since this is only one disease and one medicine out of many that are being exploited by pharmaceutical companies every day.
By Ethan Anderton FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 1, 2023
With the film reminding us that the American system isn’t only failing people with diabetes, the battle for affordable healthcare rages on.
By Nikki Baughan FULL REVIEW
65
Nov 1, 2023
Pay Or Die acts as a call to action driven by human stories.
By Hanna B. FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Artemis Rising Foundation, Post Road Pictures, SALTY Features, Social Construct, Sons of Rigor Films, The deNovo Initiative
Release Date Nov 1, 2023
Duration 1 h 15 m
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Awards

Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Social Impact Media Awards, US
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Cinema for Peace Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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