WeWork: or The Making and Breaking of a $47 Billion Unicorn

"Fake it until you break it."

2021 1h 44m EN

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★6.6TMDB · 71

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Synopsis

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Explore the rise and fall of one of the biggest corporate flameouts and venture capitalist bubbles in recent years – the story of WeWork, and its hippie-messianic leader Adam Neumann.

“Fake it until you break it.”

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Cast

Adam Neumann
Self (archive footage)
Rebekah Paltrow Neumann
Self (archive footage)

Credits

Behind the camera

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

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jed Rothstein, shot by Wolfgang Held. 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 Jeremy Turner. 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 Sam Nalband shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Adam Neumann and Rebekah Paltrow Neumann carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Fake it until you break it.".

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The take

Jed Rothstein directs. Wolfgang Held behind the camera. Jeremy Turner scores. Sam Nalband cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in French, English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 5 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Jed Rothstein, shot by Wolfgang Held. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Jeremy Turner. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Sam Nalband shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Adam Neumann and Rebekah Paltrow Neumann carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Fake it until you break it.".
9IMDB entry: tt11188154 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 71 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.