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Worth (2020)

Worth poster
Directed by
Sara Colangelo
Genre
drama film, biographical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 58m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 380 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lawyer is put in charge of the government fund that compensates the victims' families after 9/11. He struggles to create a fair system while facing the emotional weight of the survivors' grief.

thoughtfulsomberreflectivegroundeddeliberatehumanisticrestrained

What happens

Worth is a 2020 American biographical film written and co-produced by Max Borenstein and directed by Sara Colangelo. Based on the memoir by lawyer Kenneth Feinberg, the film depicts Feinberg's handling of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. It stars Michael Keaton, Stanley Tucci, Amy Ryan, Tate Donovan, Talia Balsam, and Laura Benanti. The film premiered at 2020 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2020, where it was acquired by Netflix and Higher Ground Productions. The film was given a limited theatrical release in the United States on August 27, 2021, followed by a streaming release on Netflix on September 3. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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