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45 - Lean On Pete & Backstabbing For Beginners

45 - Lean On Pete & Backstabbing For Beginners

FromThe A24 Project


45 - Lean On Pete & Backstabbing For Beginners

FromThe A24 Project

ratings:
Length:
36 minutes
Released:
Jan 6, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Dallas and Lee continue on with A24's 2018 filmography with Lean on Pete and Backstabbing for Beginners.In Lean on Pete, the teenage Charley befriends Lean on Pete, an ageing racehorse, when he arrives in Portland. When Charley learns that the horse is bound for slaughter, he tries to save him.Backstabbing for Beginners is based on the real life story of Michael Soussan, a young United Nations employee, travels to Iraq with his mentor, who wants to show him how successful the UN's Oil-for-Food Program has been. When Michael gets a deeper look at the organization, he unveils a corruption conspiracy in which officials -- both inside and outside of the UN -- are skimming billions off the top of the aid meant for the Iraqi people.
Released:
Jan 6, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Lee Hutchison and Dallas King tackle every single movie released by A24, one of the most groundbreaking companies distributing some of the industry's most original films. We also bring you interviews with the people behind Eighth Grade, Hereditary, The Florida Project, Midsommar, The Farewell, The Lighthouse, Under The Skin, and much more.