Margin Call 2011

Synopsis:

Set in the high-stakes world of the financial industry, MARGIN CALL is an entangling thriller involving the key players at an investment firm during one perilous 24-hour period in the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis. When an entry-level analyst unlocks information that could prove to be the downfall of the firm, a roller-coaster ride ensues as decisions both financial and moral catapult the lives of all involved to the brink of disaster.

Won: Best First Feature, 2012 Independent Spirit Awards; Best Debut Director, 2011 National Board of Review; Best First Film, 2011 New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Nominated: Golden Berlin Bear, 2011 Berlin International Film Festival; Best Ensemble Cast, 2011 Gotham Awards
Review:

"MARGIN CALL employs an excellent cast who can make financial talk into compelling dialogue. They also can reflect the enormity of what is happening." -- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES

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Genres: Drama, Thriller

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