Let's Make Money (2008)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Erwin Wagenhofer

Writer:

Erwin Wagenhofer (writer)

Release Date:

30 October 2008 (Germany)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

Let your money work !

Plot:

Most of us don't know where their money is. However, one thing is for certain, it's is not in the bank to which we entrusted it. The bank and our money is already a part of the cycle of the global money market. |

Plot Keywords:

Third World | Contraction In Title | Punctuation In Title | Exploitation | Neoliberalism

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Antonio Baena Perez	...	Himself
George Belton	...	Himself
John Christensen	...	Himself
Yves Delisle	...	Himself
Ramón Fernandéz Durán	...	Himself
Joseph James	...	Himself
Antonio Jinanez	...	Himself
Kalvilselven	...	Himself
Francis Kologo	...	Himself
Animata Kompaore	...	Herself
Mirko Kovats	...	Himself
Terry le Sueur	...	Himself
Dr. Mark Mobius	...	Himself
Mr. Nuridden	...	Himself
John Perkins	...	Himself
K. Sujatha Raaju	...	Herself
Dr. Werner Rügemer	...	Himself
Hermann Scheer	...	Himself
Anton Schneider	...	Himself
Dr. Gerhard Schwarz	...	Himself
Karafahan Tani	...	Herself
Miguel Angel Torres	...	Himself
Martin Walker	...	Himself

Runtime:

Argentina:110 min (Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente) | Germany:110 min

Country:

Austria

Language:

German | Spanish | English | Tamil | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | Dolby Digital | Dolby Digital | Dolby Digital | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva)

Filming Locations:

Africa

Company:

Allegro Film

Goofs:

Factual errors: When John Christensen states "that currently 11.5 trillion Dollars of private wealth is held offshore", in the German subtitles this is translated as "11.5 Trillionen Dollar". This is way off: the (English) trillion is a million million, whereas a (German) Trillion is a billion billion.

Quotes:

John Christensen: It's estimated that currently 11.5 trillion dollars of private wealth is held offshore, managed from offshore, and avoids tax from offshore.

Anyone with a bank account should see this film

Wagenhofer has done it again. This one is better than all of Michael Moore's films combined because it leaves the audience feeling informed, but not manipulated. The prevailing thought after seeing this film is "what can I do to make it better?" This documentary combines interviews with key people directly involved in strong-arming governments, hiding the owners of trusts whose money has damaged millions of lives, enslaved people in India and Africa and supported laws that allow financial institutions (in London, for example) to operate unregulated in order to maximize profits for a few as they they destroy the lives of many, with outstanding camera work and very clever use of visual and auditory iconography throughout. Just watch it!