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Stock Shock

2009 · 72 min

A sober, indignant explainer that walks you through financial chicanery with a sense of outrage and mounting unease.

Directed by
Sandra Mohr
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Richard Keane, Martine Rothblatt, Anita Velez-Mitchell
Tagline
The Short Selling of the American Dream
Overview
Exposes the down and dirty schemes and calculated market manipulation behind the glitter of Wall Street. It is a must see for anyone who has ever lost money in stocks...or fears they're about to.

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Directed by
Sandra Mohr
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Richard Keane, Martine Rothblatt, Anita Velez-Mitchell
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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • corruption
  • power
  • crime
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Genres
documentary
Directed by
Sandra Mohr
Written by
Sandra Mohr, Liz Bolwell
Starring
Richard Keane, Martine Rothblatt, Anita Velez-Mitchell
Runtime
72 min
Languages
English

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