Film
Greed (15)
Dir. Michael Winterbottom, UK, 2019, 104 mins. Cast. Steve Coogan, Isla Fisher, Asa Butterfield, Shirley Henderson.
Sir Richard McCreadie is a self-made billionaire whose retail empire is in crisis. For 30 years he has ruled the high streets but after a damaging public enquiry, his image is tarnished. To save his reputation, he decides to bounce back with an extravagant "Roman Empire"-themed 60th birthday party on Mykonos, where Syrian refugees have inconveniently landed on the beach. As a biographer covers the preparations, horrendous truths are revealed, and long-standing animosities threaten to derail everything. A scathingly funny farce, Greed is a biting and brilliant look at the grotesque inequality of wealth in the fashion industry - it will make you think more carefully about the clothes on your back.
Sir Richard McCreadie is a self-made billionaire whose retail empire is in crisis. For 30 years he has ruled the high streets but after a damaging public enquiry, his image is tarnished. To save his reputation, he decides to bounce back with an extravagant "Roman Empire"-themed 60th birthday party on Mykonos, where Syrian refugees have inconveniently landed on the beach. As a biographer covers the preparations, horrendous truths are revealed, and long-standing animosities threaten to derail everything. A scathingly funny farce, Greed is a biting and brilliant look at the grotesque inequality of wealth in the fashion industry - it will make you think more carefully about the clothes on your back.