Maybe I Should Have (2010)
- Directed by
- Gunnar Sigurðsson
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Iceland
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary examines the 2008 Icelandic financial crisis. It traces the causes including banking privatization, corruption, and political ties. The filmmakers interview experts and travel to various financial centers to uncover what went wrong.
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What happens
Maybe I Should Have: Frásögn af efnahagsundrinu Íslandi ('The Story of the Economic Wonder, Iceland') is an Icelandic documentary film directed by Gunnar Sigurðsson about the causes and effects of the 2008–2012 Icelandic financial crisis. The film touches on a variety of subjects including finance, corruption, cronyism, nepotism, the privatisation of the Icelandic banking system, tax havens, connections between politics and business, the Kitchenware Revolution, the Citizens' movement, and how the Icelandic government reacted to warning signs leading up to the collapse of the banking system in 2008. People who are interviewed include Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson, William K. Black, Robert Wade, employees at Transparency International, Eva Joly and Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson. In their search for answers the filmmakers travel extensively and among the locations they visit are London, Guernsey, Luxembourg and Road Town in The British Virgin Islands. Musicians who contributed to the film include Fjallabræður, Magnús Þór Sigmundsson, Hjálmar and KK. The film has been generally well received by critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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