Plot
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.
Cast
Matt Damon
Narrator
Bill 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
George Soros
Self - Chairman, Soros Fund Management
Barney Frank
Self - Chairman, Financial Services Committee
Crew
Anna Moot-Levin
Producer
Alex Heffes
Original Music Composer
Charles Ferguson
Director
Charles Ferguson
Producer
Audrey Marrs
Producer
Kalyanee Mam
Producer
Svetlana Cvetko
Director of Photography
Kaylanee Mam
Director of Photography
Charles Ferguson
Writer
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