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God Forbid: The Sex Scandal that Brought Down a Dynasty

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In this revealing documentary, Giancarlo Granda, former pool attendant at the Fontainebleau Hotel, shares the intimate details of his 7-year relationship with a charming older woman, Becki Falwell, and her husband, the Evangelical Trump stalwart Jerry Falwell Jr. Directed by Billy Corben, GOD FORBID: THE SEX SCANDAL THAT BROUGHT DOWN A DYNASTY outlines Granda's entanglement with the Falwell's seemingly perfect lives and the overarching influence this affair had on a presidential election.
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Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times 11/02/2022
3.5/4
God Forbid uses a neon potpourri of slick visuals, quick cuts, clever re-creation techniques, archival footage and sit-down interviews to tell the incredible but true story. Go to Full Review
Brian Lowry CNN.com 11/01/2022
God Forbid also earns points for not overplaying its hand, telling the story in a relatively concise package while still connecting the central scandal to the political tides with which it became inextricably linked. Go to Full Review
Calum Marsh New York Times 11/01/2022
While Falwell Jr. may indeed be a charlatan, ridiculing his sexual predilections seems like a pretty dubious way to prove it. Go to Full Review
Cory Woodroof 615 Film 11/10/2022
It’s like Wall Street meets The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Go to Full Review
JK Sooja Common Sense Media 11/09/2022
4/5
This docu is terrifying, compelling, and revealing. Go to Full Review
Stephen Silver Splice Today 11/08/2022
3.5/5
Valuable when it’s concentrating on this wild story, but less compelling when it tries to draw larger lessons about What America is Today. Go to Full Review
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Jason M @Jason244 6d Literally one of the dumbest documentaries I’ve ever seen and I’m not being facetious. They do not explain what should be the actual storyline of the film well whatsoever and instead spend the whole time playing a montage of irrelevant political clips to trash Christianity since the producer is a Jew. The music was way too loud and they portrayed the guy as a victim when literally he was given some guys wife to screw and then given like a million dollars - and were supposed to feel sorry for him?? Lol. And then the trump derangement syndrome director decided to make the entire movie about trump when he really should have absolutely nothing to do with the storyline. Literally The dumbest film I’ve ever watched. Totally bitched it. I hope the kid who snitched on Jerry after Jerry literally gave him his wife and a million dollars never has any real success in his life — which he won’t other than snitching — since he’s a complete loser. Everyone associated with this is a loser See more Jaimee T @RT37304562 Nov 2 The storyline itself was interesting but frustrating that politics were brought into it!!! I’m sure this persons personal life had NOTHING to do with the craziness of this country and the person who was making this documentary personal opinion! I’m sure a lot of people are like me and like to find things to watch to find an escape from the everyday drama we are now forced to live in! This could have definitely been one of them!! Sad that it wasn’t!! See more Monica H @RT30099091 Oct 1 The beginning really caught my attention. Unfortunately the music constantly playing while people are talking made this unbearable to watch. See more 01/17/2025 Don’t waste your time. See more lawrenceb56 T @Trexian 09/06/2024 Oh, so you thought The Righteous Gemstones was a little bit over the top? This is well done and damning. Christian Nationalism takes one in the cajonies her as we see in great detail the sickness passed down from father to Junior. The fact that most of the dissenters among the audience reviewers want to only talk about the loud music is quite telling. “Let’s ignore all that other stuff because we have no idea how to even discuss it without sounding hypocritical. Let’s focus on the loud music instead.” See more Chris E @Chrisman 08/24/2024 Can’t hear people talking due to constant background music. Unwatchable See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this revealing documentary, Giancarlo Granda, former pool attendant at the Fontainebleau Hotel, shares the intimate details of his 7-year relationship with a charming older woman, Becki Falwell, and her husband, the Evangelical Trump stalwart Jerry Falwell Jr. Directed by Billy Corben, GOD FORBID: THE SEX SCANDAL THAT BROUGHT DOWN A DYNASTY outlines Granda's entanglement with the Falwell's seemingly perfect lives and the overarching influence this affair had on a presidential election.
Director
Billy Corben
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 1, 2022
Runtime
1h 49m
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