Inside Job

Story

Synopsis

A film that exposes the shocking truth behind the economic crisis of 2008. The global financial meltdown, at a cost of over $20 trillion, resulted in millions of people losing their homes and jobs. Through extensive research and interviews with major financial insiders, politicians and journalists, Inside Job traces the rise of a rogue industry and unveils the corrosive relationships which have corrupted politics, regulation and academia.

Director

Charles Ferguson

Writers

Charles Ferguson, Chad Beck, Adam Bolt

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

8 October 2010

Budget

$2,000,000

Box office

$7,871,522

Ensemble

Cast

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  Matt Damon

  Narrator

• William Ackman

  Self - Hedge Fund Manager

• Jonathan Alpert

  Self - Therapist

• 

  Christine Lagarde

  Self - Finance Minister, France

• Daniel Alpert

  Self - Managing Director, Westwood Capital

• Sigridur Benediktsdottir

  Self - Special Investigative Committee, Icelandic Parliament

• Gylfi Zoega

  Self - Professor of Economics, University of Iceland

• 

  Andri Snær Magnason

  Self - Writer & Filmmaker

• Paul Volcker

  Self - Former Federal Reserve Chairman

• 

  Dominique Strauss-Kahn

  Self - Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

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  George Soros

  Self - Chairman, Soros Fund Management

• 

  Barney Frank

  Self - Chairman, Financial Services Committee