Overview

• The documentary, co-written by Victor Castanet, Hugues Derolez, and Vincent Trisolini, airs on March 25, 2025, at 21:10 on France 2.
• It adapts Castanet’s 2022 book 'Les Fossoyeurs,' which exposed systemic elder abuse and profit-driven practices in Orpea nursing homes.
• The film combines real testimonies with dramatized scenes to illustrate toxic corporate culture and management practices within Orpea.
• Whistleblowers are central to the narrative, with the documentary showcasing their courage in exposing abuses despite significant personal and professional risks.
• Orpea, now rebranded as Emeis, claims to have implemented reforms, but public trust remains fragile as legal proceedings against former executives continue.