150 Milligrams

A French pulmonologist unveils the drug scandal of the century in Emmanuelle Bercot's compelling reality-based whistleblower drama, starring the brilliant Sidse Babett Knudsen in the lead role.

Lung specialist Irène Frachon, working at the University Hospital of Brest, discovers a peculiar link between a series of diabetic patients with thickened heart valves. The common denominator is the drug Mediator, and soon Frachon is on the trail of a pharmaceutical scandal with hundreds of fatalities. French acting luminary and director Emmanuelle Bercot turns this notorious saga surrounding the pharmaceutical giant Servier into a French Erin Brockovich, with Sidse Babett Knudsen imbuing her leading role with a nuanced, engaged personality, a strong sense of justice, and fiery combativeness in a timeless David versus Goliath story.

• Olle Agebro