Going Private

An investment banker, HP, has seemingly ridden out the crash of the stock exchange — a facade that will soon unravel. One evening, at a barbecue event with banker friends and their wives, HP’s Danish au pair threatens to blow the whistle on a love affair with HP’s married boss. The next morning, HP has lost everything: his house, his wife, his friends, and his job — revealing how the neoliberal playbook runs amok.