Shadow Billionaire

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Audience Member Based on the enigmatic life and convoluted probate proceedings of his death, Shadow Billionaire is a rather fascinating insight in to DHL founder and billionaire, Larry Hillblom. Hillblom is painted as a brilliant, yet deeply flawed man, whose penchant for young Asian prostitutes became especially visible after his death in an unexplained plane crash (his body was never found). The bulk of the documentary is aimed at the immensely complicated and quite extraordinary circumstances of the probate proceedings. We meet the women who claimed to have children by Larry, and we are shown the mechanizations and schemes of the big-time lawyers who had a vested interest in maintaining the money in a trust they control. What follows is a world of intrigue and conspiracy, when mainland lawyers lie, cheat, and cover-up to defraud the rightful heirs of Larry's estate, illegitimate children. The film is very successful in this regard, taking us through the proceedings briskly and in an engaging way, supported by a host of charismatic individuals, such as David Lujan, the lawyer for Larry's son. The film entreats us to both the mysterious man, and the relentlessly ruthless friends and associates who stopped at nothing to control the money. In this way, the film is both an effective character study, and an intriguing recounting of events. If Shadow Billionaire has a fault, it would be its failure to more fully examine the lives of the children themselves, especially post settlement. This seems to paint a very interesting picture of Larry, and the film would have been better served to follow that. An overall very strong documentary. 4/5 Stars Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member Fantastic documentary. A true David vs. Goliath story. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review Audience Member Titled simply "Billionaire" on Netflix. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member write a movie about the lawyer in this doco - rival Erin Brocovich any day Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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