Cleveland Versus Wall Street (2010)
• May 16th, 2010 • 1h 34min
Documentary, Crime, Drama
Overview
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
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
The Promised Land
Released on: 1975-02-21
Drama, History
In nineteenth-century Łódź, Poland, three friends want to make a lot of money by building and invest...
Duelo
Released on: 2023-11-03
Documentary
The short film follows Endika, a director who, in the midst of a clash with his reality, transforms ...
Ein Traum von Revolution
Released on: 2024-04-11
Documentary
When the revolution in Nicaragua won its victory nearly 40 years ago, the world began to dream. A yo...
Breaking Rachmaninoff
Released on: 2023-04-01
Documentary
A humorous documentary about the search for a great composer who managed to overcome his depression ...
Shiny_Flakes: The Teenage Drug Lord
Released on: 2021-08-02
Documentary, Crime
Max S. reveals how he built a drug empire from his childhood bedroom in this story that inspired the...
I.O.U.S.A.
Released on: 2008-01-19
Documentary
With the country's debt growing out of control, Americans by and large are unaware of the looming fi...
The Masked Scammer
Released on: 2022-12-01
Documentary, Crime
Featuring interviews with his accomplices and victims alike, this deep dive explores how a master co...
The Man Who Bombed Belgrade
Released on: 1976-01-01
Drama, TV Movie
A TV drama set shortly after WW2 about court trial of former German generals accused for bombing the...
Samurai Japan: The Story Behind the WBC Clean Sweep
Released on: 2024-03-01
Documentary
Samurai Japan won the 2023 World Baseball Classic for the first time in 14 years, and went all the w...
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Released on: 1950-08-19
Crime, Thriller
Ralph Cotter, a ruthless criminal, escapes violently from a farm prison. Then, he seduces a dead inm...
Face 'Caché'
Released on: 2006-04-19
Documentary
A documentary on the shooting of Michael Haneke's movie 'Hidden' (Caché). Including interviews with ...
The Antisocial Network: Memes to Mayhem
Released on: 2024-03-10
Documentary
From Rickrolling to viral conspiracy theories, explore how an anonymous website evolved into a hub f...
Clemente
Released on: 2025-09-11
Documentary
An immersive documentary about the remarkable life and legacy of MLB icon Roberto Clemente.
Fly
Released on: 2024-09-02
Documentary
Over seven years, three couples involved in the extreme sport of BASE jumping test the limits of lov...
The Truth vs. Alex Jones
Released on: 2024-03-11
Documentary
Filmed over four years with unprecedented access, this documentary chronicles the riveting courtroom...