Going Private

Going Private

2006 · 96 min · ★ 6.7 · Drama

Investment banker HP has allegedly ridden out the crash of the stock exchange. One evening, on a barbecue event with his banker friends and their wives, HP's Danish au pair girl threatens to blow the whistle on her love affair with HP's married boss. HP wants to please everybody but what was set out to be a gathering amongst friends spins out of control into a night of blackmail and intrigue.

Directed by Stina Werenfels · Written by Petra Lüschow

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