Cleveland Versus Wall Street
Synopsis
On 11th January 2008, hired by the City of Cleveland, lawyer Josh Cohen and his team filed a lawsuit against 21 banks, which they held accountable for the wave of foreclosures that had left their city in ruins. Since then, the bankers on Wall Street have been fighting by with all available means to avoid going to court. This film is the story of that trial. A film about a trial that may never be held but in which the facts, the participants and their testimonies are all real: the judge, lawyers, witnesses, even the members of the jury - asked to give their verdict - play their own roles. Step by step, one witness after another, the film takes apart, from a plain, human perspective, the mechanisms of subprime mortgage loans, a system that sent the world economy reeling. A trial for the sake of example, a universal fable about capitalism
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Jean-Stéphane Bron
- Screenplay & Story
- Jean-Stéphane Bron
- Original Title
- Cleveland Versus Wall Street
- Country of Origin
- France, Switzerland
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Production Studios
- Les Films Pelléas, ARTE France Cinéma, SAGA Production
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Jean-Stéphane Bron
Jean-Stéphane Bron
Séverine Barde, Julien Hirsch
Simon Jacquet
Robert Boner, Philippe Martin
Department Leadership Roster
Jean-Stéphane Bron
Director
Robert Boner
Producer
Philippe Martin
Producer
Séverine Barde
Director of Photography
Julien Hirsch
Director of Photography
Simon Jacquet
Editor
Jean-Stéphane Bron
Writer
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What is Cleveland Versus Wall Street about?
On 11th January 2008, hired by the City of Cleveland, lawyer Josh Cohen and his team filed a lawsuit against 21 banks, which they held accountable for the wave of foreclosures that had left their city in ruins. Since then, the bankers on Wall Street have been fighting by with all available means to avoid going to court. This film is the story of that trial. A film about a trial that may never be held but in which the facts, the participants and their testimonies are all real: the judge, lawyers, witnesses, even the members of the jury - asked to give their verdict - play their own roles. Step by step, one witness after another, the film takes apart, from a plain, human perspective, the mechanisms of subprime mortgage loans, a system that sent the world economy reeling. A trial for the sake of example, a universal fable about capitalism
Who directed Cleveland Versus Wall Street?
Cleveland Versus Wall Street was directed by Jean-Stéphane Bron.
Who stars in Cleveland Versus Wall Street?
The principal cast of Cleveland Versus Wall Street includes Barbara Anderson, Keith Taylor, Michael Osinski, Tony Brancatelli, Frederick Kushen.
When was Cleveland Versus Wall Street released and how long is it?
Cleveland Versus Wall Street was released in 2010 with a total runtime of 1h 34m.