Abacus: Small Enough to Jail transcends its less-than-dramatic trappings to present a gripping real-life legal thriller with far-reaching implications. Read critic reviews
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
2016, Documentary, 1h 30m
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Abacus, a small family-run bank, becomes the only U.S. bank to face criminal charges in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. The indictment and subsequent trial forces the Sung family to defend itself -- and its bank's legacy in the Chinatown community -- over the course of a five-year legal battle.
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Genre: Documentary
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Original Language: English
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Director: Steve James
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Producer: Julie Goldman, Mark Mitten
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Release Date (Theaters): limited
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Box Office (Gross USA): $111.8K
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Distributor: PBS Distribution
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A really good example of how to make a cohesive documentary that touches on so many aspects of a legal case and yet never loses its focus or feels superficial, becoming even quite touching and tense as we realize what is at stake for this family who needs to prove their innocence.
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The most interesting thing here is the way the narrative frames the fallout from the '08 Financial Crisis. The public's desire for justice coupled with an unwillingness on the part of the Government to go after those who were really responsible meant that somebody had to be offered as a sacrifice and obviously they targeted people who couldn't really fight back.
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