Plunder: The Crime of Our Time (2009)
• January 1st, 2009 • 1h 40min
Documentary
Overview
Plunder: The Crime of Our Time is a hard-hitting investigative film by Danny Schechter. The "News Dissector" explores how the financial crisis was built on a foundation of criminal activity uncovering the connection between the collapse of the housing market and the economic catastrophe that followed.
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