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God Forbid

Original title: God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty
  • 2022
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2.7K
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God Forbid (2022)
Giancarlo Granda, former pool attendant at the Fontainebleau Hotel, shares the intimate details of his 7-year relationship with a charming older woman, Becki Falwell, and her husband, the Evangelical Trump stalwart Jerry Falwell Jr.
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Giancarlo Granda, former pool attendant at the Fontainebleau Hotel, shares the intimate details of his 7-year relationship with a charming older woman, Becki Falwell, and her husband, the Ev... Read allGiancarlo Granda, former pool attendant at the Fontainebleau Hotel, shares the intimate details of his 7-year relationship with a charming older woman, Becki Falwell, and her husband, the Evangelical Trump stalwart Jerry Falwell Jr.Giancarlo Granda, former pool attendant at the Fontainebleau Hotel, shares the intimate details of his 7-year relationship with a charming older woman, Becki Falwell, and her husband, the Evangelical Trump stalwart Jerry Falwell Jr.

  • Director
    • Billy Corben
  • Stars
    • Giancarlo Granda
    • Lilia Granda
    • Mark Ebner
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    2.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Billy Corben
    • Stars
      • Giancarlo Granda
      • Lilia Granda
      • Mark Ebner
    • 56User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    God Forbid: Final Email
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    God Forbid: Final Email
    God Forbid: Trump
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    God Forbid: Trump
    God Forbid: I Love You
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    God Forbid: I Love You
    God Forbid: Loose Ends
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    Giancarlo Granda
    • Self
    Lilia Granda
    • Self
    Mark Ebner
    Mark Ebner
    • Self
    Jerry Falwell
    Jerry Falwell
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as Jerry Falwell Senior)
    Jerry Falwell Jr.
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Becki Falwell
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Megan K. Stack
    • Self - Investigative journalist
    Matthew Sutton
    • Self - American religion historian
    Dustin Wahl
    • Self - co-founder of Save 71
    Nicole Cunliffe
    • Self
    Jesus Fernandez Jr.
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (voice)
    • (as Jesus "Tito" Fernandez Jr.)
    Martin Luther King
    Martin Luther King
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Anthea Butler
    Anthea Butler
    • Self - professor of religion, University of Pennsylvania Department of Religious Studies
    Randall Balmer
    Randall Balmer
    • Self - American religion historian
    Michael Cohen
    Michael Cohen
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Ronald Reagan
    Ronald Reagan
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Jimmy Carter
    Jimmy Carter
    • Self
    Candace Owens
    Candace Owens
    • Self
    • Director
      • Billy Corben
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    10tuan-46341

    God Forbid - fitting title ! Here is the Truth! Worth your time. 10/10, everyone should know the truth

    Christian's and evangelist will rate this movie poorly, so Much dirt was revealed here it deserves an 11 out of 10. Thanks for telling us the truth. I appreciate people that spend their time finding justification in the truth. Think of all the people they were lied to, Incredible how they duped and hoaxed millions of people including their own kids! They received millions in donations weekly! This movie will blow you away. Very upsetting for someone with a long devoted history to God. We are all just a number to this family. It's all about power, money and sex. They were tied to Mike Cohen, Trump - you know the America most honest people. You will meet your creator someday - the truth always comes out !! Good work.
    10jimpiddock

    Outstanding documentary

    Judging by some of the user reviews, this excellent documentary reveals too much painful truth about the virulent hypocrisy and corruption that lies beneath the Evangelical right.

    People are okay with all the lurid details of the sex scandal, but don't like the political aspects of the film. The problem with that is that Evangelicals have made themselves political so, when you connect all the dots, you can't get away from the uncomfortable truth that America is at a dangerous tipping point when flagrantly hypocritical conmen (and women) are putting on a religious act and telling you how to vote.
    7crimsonempire

    Background music too loud

    I saw an ad for this documentary on TikTok and knew I had to watch. I recognized the Falwell name but was unaware that any of this occurred. I had a vague recollection of some type of scandal but that was it. The documentary does well laying out the way GianCarlo was drawn into their world and the repercussions of that decision. This was a good documentary, but the background music was too loud for me. The music would stop for a moment then start again. It would have been a 9, or maybe a 10, but the music was distracting. It is probably just me and this won't stop me from recommending this doc to others, but I had to pause frequently and restart. I finally turned the volume down and watched with subtitles.
    Justme490

    The Hypocrisy of American Christianity

    I thought the documentary was well made and clearly well researched. It exposed not only the hypocrisy of the Falwells, but the white evangelical movement as a whole. I found Granda to be believable and well prepared to support his account of events. He was not innocent, and he admits that freely and in detail, but they ran over him and damn near cost him his life and then Jerry threw his own wife directly under the bus to preserve....what? His godly reputation? I live not far from Falwellville (Liberty) and I don't know anyone who was surprised by this. His alcoholism and lack of character and moral compass were the worst kept secret in Lynchburg. While I believe that what you do in the privacy of your relationship is of no concern if no one is getting hurt (ultimately granda was damaged), when you make your fortune and grab political power by oppressing others you deserve the fall from the grace you pretended to embrace.
    10Zebb67

    Sex Scandal (Appropriately) Brings Down Religious Right

    Both hilarious and infuriating, God Forbid chronicles the sordid and kinky demise of the First Family of America's Christian Right, The Falwells. After decades rending harsh judgements on particularly gay people for 'perverted sex', it seems fitting the Falwell Jr.s would be 'exposed' as a swinging couple of freaks doing a 3-way with...the poolboy? Character Counts -- that was the refrain of the Falwell types during the eight years of the Clinton administration, during which Falwell Sr. Tried to hawk a conspiracy video tying the president to several deaths, including elderly aquaintences who died of heart attacks, etc. This was always a hypocritical bunch of grifters and they probably suckered someone you knew out of their limited bank account.

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      At around 20 minutes, some of the texts between Becki and Giancarlo are shown with Giancarlo giving a "love" reaction to Becki's text about the song she sent. These reactions are called "Tapbacks" and this feature did not come out until 2016, while the texts are from 2012.
    • Quotes

      Giancarlo Granda: I was a horny 20 year old. Uh, there-- There really is no other explanation other than that.

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      • November 1, 2022 (United States)
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      • Miami, Florida, USA
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      • 1h 49m(109 min)
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