Alleged war criminal by the ICC and complicit to genocide against Palestinians according to Amnesty International, Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu's controversies and legal problems don't stop there. After seventeen years in power, Benjamin Netanyahu was questioned on corruption charges in 2016 and in 2019 was officially indicted for breach of trust, accepting bribes, and fraud. This timely new documentary, by Oscar-winning producer Alex Gibney, contains exclusive leaked footage of Netanyahu's police interrogations and argues that his domestic legal woes are partly why he has sunk the region into the abyss.
Using never-seen-before interrogation footage, this investigation of Netanyahu and his inner circle provides an unflinching gaze into the private world behind the headlines. Petty vanity and a sense of entitlement lead to corruption and Netanyahus' unwillingness to give up power. The extreme right senses opportunity in Bibi’s weakness, and the dominos fall...
The leaked tapes themselves are compelling, but the director attempts to go further, drawing a bold but casual line between Netanyau’s 2019 corruption indictment and the current state of the region. It is an incredibly important and timely documentary.THE BIBI FILES showing at: December 23, 8:10 pm
THE BIBI FILES
Location: ActOne Cinema119 - 121 High Street, London, W3 6NA3