Debt and Redemption - VPRO documentary - 2010

Description

All over Europe, governments dressed up their accounts by buying exotic financial products from major investment banks. Then came the crash.

Debt and Redemption shows how local authorities in Italy are struggling with the disastrous aftermath of their deals. The city of Milan has decided to strike back by charging four banks with fraud. The banks, as a matter of course, deny any wrongdoing.

Marije Meerman visits Milan and the village Pollino Italy and travels to the US, where she speaks to writer/journalist Matt Taibbi (Rolling Stone, Griftopia), investor/blogger Reggie Middleton's (Boombustblog) and former IMF economist Simon Johnson (13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown).

Originally broadcasted by VPRO in 2010.
© VPRO Backlight October 2010

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Credits:
Director: Marije Meerman
Research: Gerko Wessel
Producer: Mariska Schneider
Commissioning editors: Henneke Hagen/Jos de Putter
English, French and Spanish subtitles: Ericsson.
French and Spanish subtitles are co-funded by European Union.