
Hank: 5 Years from the Brink
2013 · Movie · 86 min · ★ 6.8
As Treasury Secretary, Hank Paulson was tasked with preventing a collapse of the global economy during the financial crisis of 2008. In Hank: Five Years from the Brink he tells Academy Award-nominated director Joe Berlinger (Paradise Lost, Some Kind of Monster) a riveting story of leadership under unimaginable pressure, explaining how he strategized and improvised to persuaded banks, congress and presidential candidates to sign off on nearly $1 trillion in bailouts, a move even he found morally reprehensible.
Also known as Hank: Five Years from the Brink
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Details
- Years
- 2013
- Release date
- 2013-09-01
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 86 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (7 votes)
Themes
- capitalism
- wall street
- global economy
- economics
- financial crisis
- stock market
- corporation
Cast & crew

Henry Paulson
as Self - Former Secretary of the Treasury (as Hank Paulson)
- WP
Wendy Paulson
as Self - Hank’s Wife
Directed by Joe Berlinger