“Apple Cider Vinegar” is is a ripped-from-the-headlines drama based closely on a 2015 book, “The Woman Who Fooled the World,” by investigative journalists Beau Donelly and Nick Toscano.

The film’s director, Walter Salles, narrates a sequence from his film, which is nominated for best picture. Its star, ...

Harold Ridley successfully implanted the world’s first artificial intraocular lens.