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Hank: 5 Years from the Brink

Hank: 5 Years from the Brink

Documentary

2013, Movie, 1h 26min

For three weeks in September 2008, one person was charged with preventing the collapse of the global economy. No one understood the financial markets better than Hank Paulson, the former CEO of Goldman Sachs. In Hank: Five Years from the Brink, Paulson tells the complete story of how he persuaded banks, Congress and presidential candidates to sign off on nearly $1 trillion in bailouts - even as he found the behavior that led to the crisis, and the bailouts themselves, morally reprehensible. Directed by Academy Award nominee Joe Berlinger (Paradise Lost Trilogy, Some Kind of Monster), the film features Paulson, and his wife of 40 years, Wendy. it's a riveting portrait of leadership under unimaginable pressure - and a marriage under unfathomable circumstances.

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In the midst of the 2008 financial crisis, one man held the fate of the global economy in his hands. Hank Paulson, former CEO of Goldman Sachs, had to convince banks, Congress, and presidential candidates to sign off on nearly $1 trillion in bailouts. But as he fought to save the economy, he struggled with the moral implications of his actions. Directed by Joe Berlinger, this documentary offers a gripping look at leadership under pressure and a marriage put to the test.

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Hank: 5 Years from the Brink was released in theaters on September 1, 2013.