Overview
- Elizabeth Holmes invited Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim to film her starting 34 days before she began her prison term, and the directors followed her over roughly three years.
- The film emphasizes Holmes’s persona and self‑presentation rather than retelling the legal case that led to her 2022 conviction for investor fraud.
- The Telluride premiere in early September was tightly controlled, with sealed phones and monitored screening rooms to preserve secrecy around audience reaction.
- The documentary opened in U.S. cinemas on October 16, 2026, and earned about $15 million in its first weekend while receiving near‑universal critical praise, reported at roughly 97 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
- Sony Pictures bought German rights and scheduled a December 3, 2026 release and critics and audiences continue to debate the ethics of Fielder’s staged methods and how the film affects viewers’ views of Holmes and Theranos victims.