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Enron: The smartest guys in the room - Ken Lay, Alex Gibney
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Movie propaganda
The inside story behind the most infamous corporate fraud of all time - the Enron scandal - has been brought to light in a fascinating documentary. For the year 2001, Enron was ranked as the 6th largest corporation in the world, but before the year was out, the company was rocked by scandal and filed for bankruptcy. Millions of people lost their life savings, and thousands of employees lost their jobs. A suspenseful, darkly comic and ultimately tragic behind-the-scenes story of one of history's greatest business scandals.
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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Film documentary Enron corporate fraud white collar crime business ethics
Persons of interest
- Ken Lay .... Himself
- Bethany McLean .... Author: The smartest guys in the room: The amazing rise and scandalous fall of Enron
- Peter Elkind .... Author: The smartest guys in the room: The amazing rise and scandalous fall of Enron
- Alex Gibney .... Screenwriter
- Alex Gibney .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- Enron: The smartest guys in the room official movie site
- Enron: The smartest guys in the room film production notes
- Enron: The smartest guys in the room QuickTime movie trailers
- Awards and film festivals:
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS - Oscars) 2005: Nominated: Best documentary feature
- Independent Spirit Awards 2006: Won: Best documentary
- Online Film Critics Society Awards 2005: Nominated: Best documentary
- Sundance Film Festival 2005: Nominated: Grand Jury Prize: Documentary (Alex Gibney)
- See also The Yes Men, Fahrenheit 9/11, Comedy of power (L'ivresse du pouvoir)
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Theatrical report
Enron: The smartest guys in the room looks at big business, the evil that lurks within the human breast and the failure of Capitalism. Some might consider that list tautological, not the least of whom would be those partaking in the Islamic jihad against the Great Satan™. For the bosses at Enron there is no ethical sensibility; there is only the rule that you make as much money as you can by doing whatever you can get away with. This parallels the political rule that you gather as much power as you can by doing whatever you can get away with. Are we talking about evil? Yes, we are, and you do get to see George W Bush and his clan of power players. A documentary like this could inspire jihad even without the Islamic religion.
It's hard-core but ever economics, accounting, political studies and philosophy student needs to see.
Security censorship classification
M (Moderate coarse language, moderate sexual references, adult theme)
Surveillance time
105 minutes (1:45 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 13 October 2005
Disc: 6 October 2010
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