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Worth is a 2021 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.
Sep 3, 2021 · Worth. 118 minutes PG-13 2021. The story of the 9/11 Victims' Compensation Fund, with Michael Keaton starring as Kenneth Feinberg.
- Kenneth Feinberg
- Charles Wolf
- Camille Biros
- Composite Characters
Kenneth Feinberg, the lawyer who was Special Master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, is played by Michael Keaton in the movie, and his portrait is typical for this kind of movie: There are a lot of correct details, but the overall shape of events has been massaged a little to fit into a film narrative. Feinberg chronicled his experie...
Charles Wolf, the husband of a Sept. 11 victim who was an early critic of Feinberg’s administration of the fund, is played by Stanley Tucci in the movie. He’s a much bigger part of Feinberg’s story in the movie than he seems to have been in real life, and some adjustments have been made to make him a better foil for Feinberg. For starters, he’s mov...
Camille Biros is played by Amy Ryan on-screen, and if her official role at Feinberg’s firm is not entirely clear in Worth, that’s because the Sept. 11 Victims Compensation Fund seems to have been a turning point for her career. Biros, who is not a lawyer, became Feinberg’s administrative assistant in 1979 when he was working for Ted Kennedy. By 200...
Any movie based on a true story has composite characters, but Worth has more than most, because both Feinberg and the filmmakers are sensitive to the privacy of the families of the Sept. 11 victims. There are two important composite characters who are not victims, though: sleazy corporate lawyer Lee Quinn (Tate Donovan) and up and coming Feinberg a...
Sep 3, 2021 · After the horrific events of 9/11, Congress appoints attorney Kenneth Feinberg to lead the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, and that’s where Worth begins. Kenneth, played by Oscar ...
Sep 3, 2021 · Now, the new Netflix movie Worth—which is based on Feinberg’s own 2005 memoir and began streaming on Netflix today—is retelling the biggest dilemma of Feinberg’s career.
- Anna Menta
- 3 min
One of those films is Worth, which arrives on Netflix this week and tells the true story of lawyer Kenneth Feinberg, who was appointed by Congress to oversee the September 11th Victim...
Sep 5, 2021 · NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sara Colangelo, director of the new Netflix film Worth, which tells the story of the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund.
