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Totally Under Control

An in-depth look at how the United States government handled the response to the COVID-19 outbreak during the early months of the pandemic.

Director

Alex Gibney, Ophelia Harutyunyan, Suzanne Hillinger

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Awards

2 wins & 7 nominations

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Self - U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services

Self - Governor of Massachusetts

Self - Chief Executive Officer, Association of Public Health Laboratories

Self - Medical ICU Director, UVA Medical Center

Self - White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator

Self - White House National Security Advisor

Self - Executive Vice President, Prestige Ameritech

Self - BARDA Director 2016 - 2020

Self - HHS Secretary 2014 - 2017

Self - National Security Council Senior Director 2013 - 2017

Self - Healthcare Reporter, ProPublica

Self - Governor of New York

Self - Congresswoman, Michigan

Self

Self - CDC Director 2009 - 2017

Self - Director of Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Narrator

Self - Assistant Director, UW Medicine Clinical Virology

Self - Infectious Disease Doctor, Incheon Medical Center

Self - Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response

Self - Congressman, Massachusetts

Joe Kennedy III

Self - Volunteer, Coronavirus Supply Chain Task Force

Self - Seoul Correspondent, Los Angeles Times

Self - Head of White House COVID-19 Supply Chain Task Force

Self - Infectious Disease Specialist, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Self - Research Director, Georgia Institute of Technology

Self - Senate Majority Leader

Mitch McConnell

Self - White House Press Secretary

Kayleigh McEnany

Self - Director, CDC Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

Nancy Messonnier

Self - Prime Minister, India

Self - Governor of California

Self - 44th President of the United States

Self - 48th Vice President of the United States

Self - FEMA Supply Chain Task Force Lead

Self - CDC Director

Robert Redfield

Self - Medical Director of Infectious Disease, EvergreenHealth

Self - Secretary of Health and Human Services 2009 - 2014

Kathleen Sebelius

Self - White House Correspondent, The New York Times

Self - Family Medicine Doctor

Vladimir Zelenko

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That would have
been easy to understand - Totally Under Control

That would have been easy to understand

The frustration
was just boiling over, - Totally Under Control

The frustration was just boiling over,

And it's like we're
looking in this area, - Totally Under Control

And it's like we're looking in this area,

On February 27th, - Totally Under Control

On February 27th,

- Is that okay?
- Oh, no, not at all. - Totally Under Control

- Is that okay? - Oh, no, not at all.

So that evening after
we got the first two back, - Totally Under Control

So that evening after we got the first two back,

It was an astounding
revelation. - Totally Under Control

It was an astounding revelation.

The revelation was
that while testing protocols - Totally Under Control

The revelation was that while testing protocols

Because the U.S.
failed to contain the virus, - Totally Under Control

Because the U.S. failed to contain the virus,

The president
is also quoted by saying, - Totally Under Control

The president is also quoted by saying,

If it acts like influenza, - Totally Under Control

If it acts like influenza,

Does the CDC agree
that this is a problem - Totally Under Control

Does the CDC agree that this is a problem

I think it's prudent
to assume - Totally Under Control

I think it's prudent to assume

The President's expressing
confidence this team, - Totally Under Control

The President's expressing confidence this team,

We see in China, panic can be
as big of an enemy as virus - Totally Under Control

We see in China, panic can be as big of an enemy as virus

He's outright contradicting - Totally Under Control

He's outright contradicting

One of my people came up
to me and said, - Totally Under Control

One of my people came up to me and said,

They tried
the impeachment hoax." - Totally Under Control

They tried the impeachment hoax."

And so far, - Totally Under Control

The next day,
that would change. - Totally Under Control

The next day, that would change.

We have expressed
our condolences to the families - Totally Under Control

We have expressed our condolences to the families

It was one of the first
two patients diagnosed, - Totally Under Control

It was one of the first two patients diagnosed,

Today, health officials
in Washington State - Totally Under Control

Today, health officials in Washington State

By early March,
King County, Washington - Totally Under Control

By early March, King County, Washington

All the families
are really worried, - Totally Under Control

All the families are really worried,

Because test kits
were in short supply, - Totally Under Control

Because test kits were in short supply,

Nurses' aides in nursing homes - Totally Under Control

Nurses' aides in nursing homes

If you have the money, you
can get the best healthcare - Totally Under Control

If you have the money, you can get the best healthcare

We're dealing with clearly
an emerging infectious disease - Totally Under Control

We're dealing with clearly an emerging infectious disea...

The "Grand Princess"
Cruise Ship has been moored - Totally Under Control

The "Grand Princess" Cruise Ship has been moored

On his way
to a weekend trip - Totally Under Control

On his way to a weekend trip

I'd rather have them stay on - Totally Under Control

I'd rather have them stay on

I don't need to have
the numbers double - Totally Under Control

I don't need to have the numbers double

For the first time,
it occurred to me - Totally Under Control

For the first time, it occurred to me

In this big vast land
of ours, - Totally Under Control

In this big vast land of ours,

All of our state labs - Totally Under Control

All of our state labs

The testing has been
amazing, actually, - Totally Under Control

The testing has been amazing, actually,

Anybody who wanted
a test knew that was a lie. - Totally Under Control

Anybody who wanted a test knew that was a lie.

I would not encourage anyone - Totally Under Control

I would not encourage anyone

There is this
back and forth, - Totally Under Control

There is this back and forth,

I would recommend strongly - Totally Under Control

I would recommend strongly

And then Trump or Pence
would come back - Totally Under Control

And then Trump or Pence would come back

We're gonna work
with the cruise line industry - Totally Under Control

We're gonna work with the cruise line industry

If you go to the right agency, - Totally Under Control

If you go to the right agency,

Will you admit that
there is a serious problem - Totally Under Control

Will you admit that there is a serious problem

The system
is not really geared - Totally Under Control

The system is not really geared

Dr. Fauci said
earlier this week - Totally Under Control

Dr. Fauci said earlier this week

Compare that
with other countries - Totally Under Control

Compare that with other countries

To keep new cases
from entering our shores, - Totally Under Control

To keep new cases from entering our shores,

There was a problem - Totally Under Control

There was a problem

Do we go into quarantine?
Do we go home? - Totally Under Control

Do we go into quarantine? Do we go home?

The message to New Yorkers
from the beginning has been, - Totally Under Control

The message to New Yorkers from the beginning has been,

The Governor confirming - Totally Under Control

The Governor confirming

The number of confirmed
cases has reached 121. - Totally Under Control

The number of confirmed cases has reached 121.

We're announcing new guidelines
for every American to follow. - Totally Under Control

We're announcing new guidelines for every American to f...

Avoid gathering in groups
of more than 10 people, - Totally Under Control

Avoid gathering in groups of more than 10 people,

You just don't know
when it's gonna happen - Totally Under Control

You just don't know when it's gonna happen

A U.S. Marine in Virginia - Totally Under Control

A U.S. Marine in Virginia

I'm a Black male
in the United States - Totally Under Control

I'm a Black male in the United States

Those are smiles and hugs
and tears and barbeques. - Totally Under Control

Those are smiles and hugs and tears and barbeques.

In March, we started to see
the global supply chain - Totally Under Control

In March, we started to see the global supply chain

So it was extraction kits,
swabs. - Totally Under Control

So it was extraction kits, swabs.

The major producer of swabs - Totally Under Control

The major producer of swabs

And Italy had just gone
on lockdown, - Totally Under Control

And Italy had just gone on lockdown,

Every single step of the way,
we've encountered an issue - Totally Under Control

Every single step of the way, we've encountered an issu...

Potential supply chain
problems - Totally Under Control

Potential supply chain problems

And we had a fraction - Totally Under Control

And we had a fraction

Despite Ebola,
despite Zika, despite H1N1, - Totally Under Control

Despite Ebola, despite Zika, despite H1N1,

I think in mid-January,
the U.S. government - Totally Under Control

I think in mid-January, the U.S. government

There's talk
of invoking war powers - Totally Under Control

There's talk of invoking war powers

Effectively, we can determine - Totally Under Control

Effectively, we can determine

"Let the market
work its magic." - Totally Under Control

"Let the market work its magic."

I was getting reports from
Mike Bowen, one of the few - Totally Under Control

I was getting reports from Mike Bowen, one of the few

I'm a salesman telling
a story that nobody believes. - Totally Under Control

I'm a salesman telling a story that nobody believes.

Around 2005, all of the major
mask makers left the country. - Totally Under Control

Around 2005, all of the major mask makers left the country.

And that's what I've been
warning about for years. - Totally Under Control

And that's what I've been warning about for years.

I thought, "You know,
if I contact enough people - Totally Under Control

I thought, "You know, if I contact enough people

Maybe we ought
to call this guy.'" - Totally Under Control

Maybe we ought to call this guy.'"

In January,
Bowen's predictions came true. - Totally Under Control

In January, Bowen's predictions came true.

This is gonna be bad." - Totally Under Control

This is gonna be bad."

I reminded him that we had
these four respirator lines. - Totally Under Control

I reminded him that we had these four respirator lines.

I pushed every one
of those emails - Totally Under Control

I pushed every one of those emails

The response I got was, - Totally Under Control

The response I got was,

And we'll just tell people,
don't do that." - Totally Under Control

And we'll just tell people, don't do that."

About 7 million
N95 respirators per month. - Totally Under Control

About 7 million N95 respirators per month.

I sounded the alarm every day - Totally Under Control

I sounded the alarm every day

We had saved
some outdated N95 masks - Totally Under Control

We had saved some outdated N95 masks

So there were people
in the room - Totally Under Control

So there were people in the room

So you kind of clamp down a
little bit and say, you know, - Totally Under Control

So you kind of clamp down a little bit and say, you know,

And what people really
wanted was a big enough supply - Totally Under Control

And what people really wanted was a big enough supply

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An in-depth look at how the United States government handled the response to the COVID-19 outbreak during the early months of the pandemic.

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Director: Alex Gibney, Ophelia Harutyunyan, Suzanne Hillinger

Writer: Alex Gibney

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary

Year: 2020

MetaScore: 80/100

ImdbRating: 7.7

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 13 Oct 2020

Awards: 2 wins & 7 nominations

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