The documentry Burzynski is a powerful, and sometimes painful look at corruption in medical legislation. Stanislaw Burzynski is a Polish immigrant who holds a PHD in biochemistry that he received at a very early age. In the 70's he began to study Cancer treatment, and stumbled on a treatment so effective, it might possibly render chemotherapy and radiation treatments obsolete.
That was of course if that was what the FDA wanted.
When Burzyinski patented a compound medicine, antineoplastons, he unknowingly signed himself up for a war with the evil empires of the FDA and Pharma, a war that would span four long decades.
The film spends the first half hour breaking down how his treatment works, not only proving that it is successful with MRI charts and testimonies from cancer survivors, but also explaining in simple English how the effects are achieved.
The rest of the movie is filled with tearful testimonies in supreme courts and in several other frivolous attempts to not only strip Burzynski of his medical practice, but acts of intimidation in the forms of: raids, threats, and regulation.
It became very clear to me watching this film that the American Cancer Institute, and the FDA, have no interest in curing cancer at all. A cure to cancer would unravel their trillion dollar industry, put thousands of oncologists making six-figure incomes a year out of work, and cripple the pharmaceutical companies that monopolize on the suffering and dread of their "patients".
Movies like the brilliantly scripted, The Constant Gardner, have shown us that the FDA's heartless agenda to supply Pharma (their owners) with profit no matter what the consequence. By capitalizing ruthlessly off the AIDS virus, and demanding strict regulations on ANYONE who dares to even begin to try to treat the sick.
Burzynski is an infuriating glimpse into the nature of the medical beast. Not only is this probably the most important film for anyone with Cancer, or with a loved one who has it. It is also one of the most important movies for anyone who has any interest in who the real mass murderers are in this country.
I'll give you a hint. They don't wear turbans and worship Alah, they wear suits and worship the dollar.
8/10
