The Bleeding Edge (2018)

The Bleeding Edge is a Netflix Original documentary film released in 2018 that looks at the $400 billion medical gadget market. It premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival, where it was touted as "the stuff of dystopian nightmares." It was written and directed by Kirby Dick, and produced by Amy Ziering and Amy Herdy. It was published on Netflix on July 27, 2018.

Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering, Academy Award-nominated investigative filmmakers, turn their attention to the $400 billion medical device business in The Bleeding Edge, investigating loose regulations, corporate cover-ups, and profit-driven incentives that put people in danger on a daily basis. It explores, "What lifesaving technology may actually be killing us?" by weaving emotionally riveting stories of people whose lives have been irreversibly ruined. It delves into Bayer's Essure permanent birth control device, vaginal mesh, the Da Vinci Surgical System, and chrome-cobalt hip replacements.

Detailed information:

Running time: 100 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English

Link to watch: https://www.netflix.com/title/80170862