The Flaw

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David Sington's documentary The Flaw takes an in-depth look at how the credit bubble hastened the economic crash that afflicted the world in the first decade of the 21st century. The filmmakers interview economists, big-money high rollers, and people who were wiped out financially by the shenanigans of those in power.
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Overview

David Sington's documentary The Flaw takes an in-depth look at how the credit bubble hastened the economic crash that afflicted the world in the first decade of the 21st century. The filmmakers interview economists, big-money high rollers, and people who were wiped out financially by the shenanigans of those in power.
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Special Features

Closed Caption; Q&A with director David Sington
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 4/17/2012
  • UPC: 767685249369
  • Original Release: 2011
  • Source: New Video Group
  • Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo
  • Time: 1:22:00
  • Format: DVD
  • Sales rank: 30,752

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Joseph Stiglitz Participant
Robert Shiller Participant
Robert H. Frank Participant
Louis Hyman Participant
George Cooper Participant
Technical Credits
David Sington Director, Screenwriter
David Fairhead Editor
Celine Fitzmaurice Associate Producer
Christopher Hird Executive Producer, Producer
Luke Johnson Executive Producer, Producer
Sarah Kinsella Associate Producer
Stephen Lambert Executive Producer, Producer
Clive North Cinematographer
Peter J. Richardson Animator
Philip Sheppard Score Composer
Heather Walsh Associate Producer
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Scene Index

Disc #1 -- The Flaw
1. Understand the Financial Crisis [6:50]
2. Economic Freedom [7:24]
3. The Asset Market [5:45]
4. Flawed Ideology [4:46]
5. The Top 1% [8:12]
6. Status Symbols [6:20]
7. Mortgages [3:42]
8. The Urban Crisis [9:54]
9. Foreclosures [10:35]
10. The Recession [8:10]
11. Taking Responsibility [6:18]
12. Credits [3:33]
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Menu

Disc #1 -- The Flaw
   Play
   Scenes
   Extras
      Q&A With Director David Sington 48min
      Filmmaker Bio
      About Docurama
      Docurama Trailers
         Hot Coffee
         The Last Mountain
         Revenge of the Electric Car
         Transcendent Man
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