Too Big to Fail

In the mid-2000s, Wall Street was booming, with record high bonuses, multimillion-dollar salaries and a rising housing market. But in 2008, it all came crashing down. By the fall, the U.S. financial system, after years of deregulation, was in a free fall with subprime mortgages and predatory lending at the root of the cause. Despite the warning signs, no one believed financial institutions were at risk. As the market tumbled further and further, it became clear that the banks were too big to fail and threatened to create a global meltdown unlike anything seen before. HBO Films presents a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the recent crisis that almost brought down U.S. nation's banking system - and the entire economy with it. Too Big to Fail offers an intimate look at the Wall Street financial crisis of 2008, exploring the inner sanctum of the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of just a few weeks. The film centers on then Treasury Secretary Henry "Hank" Paulson as he works with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Federal Reserve Bank of New York President Timothy Geithner, along with the staff at the Fed, members of Congress and the world's most powerful (and exorbitantly-paid) CEOs, to bring the U.S. economy back from the brink of collapse. (official distributor synopsis)