“Finally, spitting in the face of the victims.” Korwin Piotrowska on “Cheat from Tinder”

“This film tells about today’s times more than a lot of research, films, articles. It tells more than we would like to know, new people about us, a terrible and brutal truth. It shows the mechanisms of operation of not only the eponymous fraud, but the media, people addicted to showing their lives to others, shows the mechanism of fast and attractive fame on the web, the impunity of the rich and their influence on others, the mechanism of a fairy tale about a prince and a princess in the 21st century “- writes Korwin Piotrowska.

Netflix showed the movie “The Tinder Cheater.” Korwin Piotrowska: … at the end of the day only profits count. Not emotions

In the nearly two-hour film, the creators show the story of Cecilie, who dates a handsome and fabulously rich playboy via the Internet. Too late he realizes that this international businessman is actually something completely different. As the creators write, “then the fairy tale turns into a thriller driven by a vengeance. Cecilie finds other women who have suffered a similar fate, and together with them he decides to deal with the ‘Tinder cheater'”. Korwin Piotrowska notes:

This film shows how, using our need for closeness, fueled by cultural stereotypes, we can lie to people, take advantage of them, leave them with debt. Instead of a scammer, let’s enter any corporation and we have one of the most popular mechanisms governing the world today. And finally, spitting in the face of the victims.

This last sentence refers to the fact that the man is still online. Hayut was brought to trial for his deceptions. Ultimately, however, he only served five months out of the 15 he was sentenced to in an Israeli prison in 2019. “The friend has a new account. A new girl, cars and gifts from big companies. Because at the end of the day only profits count. Not emotions” – summarizes the journalist.

Netflix is ​​also to provide an audio miniseries, which will present the backstage of “The Tinder Cheater”. The podcast was produced by RAW, the same team that made the film, and is intended to be an in-depth analysis of a man’s life and methods. The first two episodes will premiere on February 9.