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Apple Cider Vinegar plumbs a new low for TV scammers.
They’re usually played by a rising or established star on the hunt for awards recognition; their story has already been run through the media mill of podcasts and book deals till it’s basically grist; and with only a few exceptions — The Dropout really was quite insightful — the observations remain in the shallow end of the pool. The latest Netflix scammer series, dubbed a “trueish story based on a lie,” dramatizes the life and lives of Belle Gibson, an Australian influencer with terminal brain cancer who shilled recipes through a wellness app positioned as an alternative to traditional medicine. Mark Coles Smith plays our heroic strong-jawed journalist, who relentlessly pursues the story while his own partner undergoes cancer treatments of her own — Apple Cider Vinegar uses this as an opportunity to, falteringly, explore the appeal of alternative therapies.
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