AND IS WELL TAUGHT BY PROFESSIONALS This movie, based on a true story, reveals the dark underbelly of corruption, greed, and payoffs that existed between Iraq, the UN, and various countries from the end of the Gulf War to the aftermath of the fall of Saddam Hussein. It does not make for easy watching. Told through the eyes and experience of a UN employee named Michael Sullivan, played perfectly by the underrated Theo James (Divergent Series, Golden Boy, Underworld), we are exposed to the double dealing that took place all in the…
Truly Worth Watching: Illustrates Why Kofi Amin and the UN Failed the World with Capital Greed Why is it that the essence of this (true) story is not a total surprise to anyone over the age of 40? Well written, very well acted and directed, this film depicts what happens when humans mix bottomless barrels of cash , no oversight, and the power to eradicate anyone who might act to impose moral standards. Iraq / Sadam Hussein / Oil for Food / the UN feifdoms/ corporate power.. “what could possibly go wrong? I only regret that those responsible didn’t die, and didn’t die under torture…
Subtitles SO BAD!!! Plot OK – it was a true story. And acting pretty good – who can argue with Sir Ben Kingsley? But, AS WITH MANY AMAZON PRIME VIDEO presentations nowadays…..the SUBTITLES ARE PATHETICALLY, FRUSTRATINGLY BAD!!!! This one is particularly galling, since it’s English language dialog into English language subtitles. And, still, done phonetically and stupidly and confusingly. Do you know the difference between “poles” and “polls”? or “and” and “in”? SO MANY OF AMAZON’s titles now are like…
AND IS WELL TAUGHT BY PROFESSIONALS This movie, based on a true story, reveals the dark underbelly of corruption, greed, and payoffs that existed between Iraq, the UN, and various countries from the end of the Gulf War to the aftermath of the fall of Saddam Hussein. It does not make for easy watching. Told through the eyes and experience of a UN employee named Michael Sullivan, played perfectly by the underrated Theo James (Divergent Series, Golden Boy, Underworld), we are exposed to the double dealing that took place all in the…
Truly Worth Watching: Illustrates Why Kofi Amin and the UN Failed the World with Capital Greed Why is it that the essence of this (true) story is not a total surprise to anyone over the age of 40? Well written, very well acted and directed, this film depicts what happens when humans mix bottomless barrels of cash , no oversight, and the power to eradicate anyone who might act to impose moral standards. Iraq / Sadam Hussein / Oil for Food / the UN feifdoms/ corporate power.. “what could possibly go wrong? I only regret that those responsible didn’t die, and didn’t die under torture…
Subtitles SO BAD!!! Plot OK – it was a true story. And acting pretty good – who can argue with Sir Ben Kingsley? But, AS WITH MANY AMAZON PRIME VIDEO presentations nowadays…..the SUBTITLES ARE PATHETICALLY, FRUSTRATINGLY BAD!!!! This one is particularly galling, since it’s English language dialog into English language subtitles. And, still, done phonetically and stupidly and confusingly. Do you know the difference between “poles” and “polls”? or “and” and “in”? SO MANY OF AMAZON’s titles now are like…