The China Hustle

"There are no good guys in this story."

2018 1h 24m EN

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7.2

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80%

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METACRITIC

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7.1

IMDB

★7.2TMDB · 88🍅80%Rotten Tomatoes●67Metacritic★7.1IMDB · 4,128

Documentary

Synopsis

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An unsettling and eye-opening Wall Street horror story about Chinese companies, the American stock market, and the opportunistic greed behind the biggest heist you've never heard of.

“There are no good guys in this story.”

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Cast

Dan David
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Matthew Wiechert
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Carson Block
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Jim Chanos
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Soren Aandahl
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Maj Soueidnn
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Alexandra Stevenson
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Crocker Coulson
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jed Rothstein
Writers: Jed Rothstein
Languages: Mandarin, English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jed Rothstein, shot by Tom Hurwitz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Saul Simon MacWilliams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Brian Goetz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Dan David and Matthew Wiechert and Carson Block carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "There are no good guys in this story.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jed Rothstein directs. Tom Hurwitz behind the camera. Saul Simon MacWilliams scores. Brian Goetz cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Mandarin, English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 8 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, English.
4Directed by Jed Rothstein, shot by Tom Hurwitz. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Saul Simon MacWilliams. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Brian Goetz shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Dan David and Matthew Wiechert and Carson Block carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "There are no good guys in this story.".
9IMDB entry: tt7215388 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 88 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.