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Two Dutch brothers, Sebastiaan and Joshua Ratha, think they can beat the stock market with a golden algorithm that completely automates trading. By removing all potential for human error from transactions, the cocksure duo assumes nothing less than high returns on their investors' funds. So certain are they of success, they allow filmmaker Jona Honer full access to their startup's offices. As soon as Honer quietly sets up his cameras, however, flies in the ointment begin to buzz. Witness the cutthroat decision-making and high-tension negotiating the brothers wage—and that's just with their employees. As investors review their commitments, the most dramatic negotiating is reserved for family. Restrained editing and composed takes allow the drama of mixing family and business to simmer to an incredible boiling point. Part investment exposé, part sibling rivalry saga, Up or Out offers an irresistible peek into the high stakes of high finance. (Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival)
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