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On the big screen: Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer

Starring: Richard Gere, Lior Ashkenazi, Hank Azaria, Steve Buscemi, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Michael Sheen and Dan Stevens.

Director: Joseph Cedar.

Norman Oppenheimer only wants to matter.

Living a lonely life in the shadow of power and money, he uses any angle or connection to put himself in a position of significance.

He is an opportunist, just not a very good one until he finally bets on the right proverbial horse by buying a pair of expensive shoes for Micha Eshel, a lowly Israeli politician.

When Eshel becomes prime minister, Norman finds himself in the centre of a geopolitical drama beyond anything he could have imagined.

Using his small-time skills, Norman tries to solve a complex puzzle with big-time implications.

This journey is filled with the comedy, drama and tragedy of a man propelled out of anonymity, but ultimately too small to ever be valued.

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