Documentary About Elizabeth Holmes Becomes a Box Office Hit
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A new documentary is a big hit. Its name is 'You Can See Everything'. It is about Elizabeth Holmes. She was a famous businesswoman. She made a company called Theranos. The company said it had new blood tests. But the tests did not work well. Holmes went to jail for this.
The documentary is made by Nathan Fielder. He is a filmmaker. The film also shows the reporter who found the truth about Holmes. This reporter told the world about the fake blood tests.
Now the documentary is doing very well in theaters. Many people want to watch it. It is now one of the biggest documentary films in many years. This is rare for a documentary movie.
People like the film because the story is interesting. Elizabeth Holmes is a famous name. Many people know about her company and her crime. The film is popular with many different people.
Vocabulary15 words
- documentary
- a film about real people and real events
- businesswoman
- a woman who runs or owns a company
- theaters
- places where people watch movies
- filmmaker
- a person who makes movies
- reporter
- a person who finds and tells news stories
- jail
- a place where people go as punishment for crime
- hit
- something very popular and successful
- crime
- something bad that is against the law
- fake
- not real; not true
- company
- a business that makes or sells things
- famous
- known by many people
- rare
- not common; unusual
- popular
- liked by many people
- truth
- what is really true
- world
- all the people and places on Earth
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1. A documentary film 2. Nathan Fielder 3. True
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A new _____ is a big hit. Its name is 'You Can See Everything'. It is about Elizabeth Holmes. She was a famous _____. She made a company called Theranos. The company said it had new blood tests. But the tests did not work well. Holmes went to _____ for this.
The documentary is made by Nathan Fielder. He is a _____. The film also shows the _____ who found the truth about Holmes. This reporter told the world about the fake blood tests.
Now the documentary is doing very well in _____. Many people want to watch it. It is now one of the biggest documentary films in many years. This is _____ for a documentary movie.
People like the film because the story is interesting. Elizabeth Holmes is a _____ name. Many people know about her company and her _____. The film is _____ with many different people.
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