Movie Info

Pay or Die

Today, nearly 2 million Americans are being held for ransom. Without insulin, they'll be dead in days. PAY OR DIE follows 3 families on the receiving end of these ransom notes, revealing the harrowing reality of life with chronic illness in the richest country in the world. From a mother-and-daughter struggling to rebuild their lives after losing their home when they had to spend their rent money on insulin, to a young adult diagnosed with type 1 diabetes during the COVID-19 pandemic, to a Minnesota family thrust into the national spotlight when their 26-year-old son dies from rationing his insulin, PAY OR DIE lays bare the human cost of America's insulin affordability crisis.

• Genre: Documentary  

• Original Language: English

• Director: Rachael Dyer Scott Alexander Ruderman

• Producer: Rachael Dyer Scott Alexander Ruderman Yael Melamede

• Release Date (Theaters): Nov 1, 2023 limited

• Release Date (Streaming): Nov 14, 2023

• Runtime: 1h 30m

• Distributor: Rachael Dyer Scott Alexander Ruderman

• Production Co: Salty Features Post Road Pictures Artemis Rising Foundation

CAST & CREW

Rachael Dyer

Scott Alexander Ruderman

Rachael Dyer

Scott Alexander Ruderman

Yael Melamede

Trish Adlesic