CPH:DOX 2025 – The Bibi Files

How far will a man go to stay in power? Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – known as Bibi among friends – is accused of misconduct and corruption. Through unprecedented footage from his questioning, we are inside the interrogation room. Netanyahu is media savvy and makes a big deal of being bored, flapping his arms and shaking his head. He denies all accusations and dismisses them as lies, but suspicion is hard to shake. Among other crimes, Netanyahu and his family are accused of accepting gifts from businessmen – champagne, cigars and jewellery – in exchange for political favours and positive press coverage. The trials have been years in the making and some speculate that the war in Gaza has been prolonged so that Netanyahu can avoid serving up to 10 years in prison. Unsuccessfully, Netanyahu himself went to court to prevent this film from being shown to the public, and after watching it you begin to understand why.