97% Owned (2012)

97% owned present serious research and verifiable evidence on our economic and financial system. This is the first documentary to tackle this issue from a UK-perspective and explains the ... See full summary »

Director:

Michael Oswald

Writers:

Mike Horwath (co-writer), Michael Oswald (co-writer)

Stars:

Maddy Reilly, Ben Dyson, Anne Belsey

Cast

Credited cast:
Maddy Reilly	...	Narrator (voice)
Ben Dyson	...	Himself
Anne Belsey	...	Herself
Noel Longhurst	...	Himself
Josh Ryan-Collins	...	Himself
Ann Petifor	...	Herself (as Ann Pettifor)
Simon Dixon	...	Himself
Sargon Nissan	...	Himself
Nick Dearden	...	Himself
James Meadway	...	Himself
Ciaran Mundy	...	Himself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ben Bernanke	...	Himself (archive footage)
Paul Moore	...	Himself (archive footage)
Alessio Rastani	...	Himself (archive footage)

Storyline

97% owned present serious research and verifiable evidence on our economic and financial system. This is the first documentary to tackle this issue from a UK-perspective and explains the inner workings of Central Banks and the Money creation process. When money drives almost all activity on the planet, it's essential that we understand it. Yet simple questions often get overlooked, questions like; where does money come from? Who creates it? Who decides how it gets used? And what does this mean for the millions of ordinary people who suffer when the monetary, and financial system, breaks down? Produced by Queuepolitely and featuring Ben Dyson of Positive Money, Josh Ryan-Collins of The New Economics Foundation, Ann Pettifor, the "HBOS Whistleblower" Paul Moore, Simon Dixon of Bank to the Future and Nick Dearden from the Jubliee Debt Campaign.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 May 2012 (UK)

Also Known As:

Unde sunt banii?

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£800 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Queuepolitely

Technical Specs

Runtime:

130 min

Color:

Color (HD)

User Reviews

Biased, Inaccurate and Inconsistent

The documentary focuses on money, and how it's made, and the economic and social repurcussions of the process and how banks are exploiting this process for profit.

In fact, it seems the writers and even the people interviewed during this documentary have really no idea of how finance and the economy works... at all. Clearly the directors showed only one side of the story, so it is not without bias that they are getting their point across and luring viewers with the idea that it is all an evil and corrupt system. I'm not questioning whether or not the system is corrupt, or outdated in policies and processes, but the fact of the matter is that the information given in this documentary is incorrect about the money system.

Viewers, be advised to do your own research before considering this the de facto exposé of the money system.