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Backstabbing for Beginners on Netflix

A recent Brown University graduate, Michael Soussan was elated when he landed a position as a program coordinator for the United Nations’ Iraq Program. Little did he know that he would end up a whistleblower in what PBS NewsHour described as the “largest financial scandal in UN history.”

Breaking a conspiracy of silence that had prevailed for years, Soussan sparked an unprecedented corruption probe into the Oil-for-Food program that exposed a worldwide system of bribes, kickbacks, and blackmail involving ruthless power-players from around the globe.

At the crossroads of pressing humanitarian concerns, crisis diplomacy, and multibillion-dollar business interests, Soussan’s story highlights core flaws of our international system and exposes the frightening, corrupting power of the black elixir that fuels our world’s economy.
 

I may have missed "B for B". Thanks for the tip, RT!
JustDave said:
I sent for a 1956 film, Trapeze, staring starring Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis and Gina Lollobrigida. I thought I remembered liking it, but it turned out not to be the film I was thinking of. It had a good premise, but the acting and the scripts from back then sometimes lacked, and this one did too. I enjoyed the watching the stunts. It turns out Burt Lancaster did much of the trapeze stunts himself, and apparently was part of the circus before he got into films.

Gina Lollobrigida flounced around being seductive, devious, and manipulative, I guess the way men wanted women to be back then, so I could write it off as maybe historical trivia.... or something. I always liked Tony Curtis for some reason.
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I really enjoyed it in the theater when it came out. There were several circus type films during that era, e.g. The Big Circus (1959).

Yeah Curtis was very popular and watchable, and had a wide acting range. As you know he and Lancaster were together again in the great and innovative noir, Sweet Smell of Success (1957). The public was surprised that Curtis played a sleazy yes man, but he --and the film-- was great. Interesting note: Burt Lancaster said that Curtis should have won an Oscar for his portrayal of Sidney Falco. I agree.
 
RambleTamble said:
Backstabbing for Beginners on Netflix

A recent Brown University graduate, Michael Soussan was elated when he landed a position as a program coordinator for the United Nations’ Iraq Program. Little did he know that he would end up a whistleblower in what PBS NewsHour described as the “largest financial scandal in UN history.”

Breaking a conspiracy of silence that had prevailed for years, Soussan sparked an unprecedented corruption probe into the Oil-for-Food program that exposed a worldwide system of bribes, kickbacks, and blackmail involving ruthless power-players from around the globe.

At the crossroads of pressing humanitarian concerns, crisis diplomacy, and multibillion-dollar business interests, Soussan’s story highlights core flaws of our international system and exposes the frightening, corrupting power of the black elixir that fuels our world’s economy.
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I watched this good movie last night. Turns out I had seen it back in 2018, but I didn't recall much of it, so it was a great re-watch.

It was a quality production: screenwriting, directing, photography, etc. The phenomenal acting of Ben Kingsley shows why he is one of the greatest actors of the past 50 years.

The tension and the twists hold one's interest throughout, leading to a gratifying ending.

8/10 for me. Available on Netflix, etc.
 

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