Nonfiction
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©2017
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1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2016
Acclaimed director Steve James tells the saga of the Chinese immigrant Sung family, owners of Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown, New York. Accused of mortgage fraud by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., Abacus becomes the only bank prosecuted after the 2008 financial crisis. The indictment and subsequent trial forces the Sung family to defend themselves, and their bank's legacy in the Chinatown community, over the course of a five-year legal battle
Widescreen
Director of photography, Tom Bergmann ; editors, John Farbrother, David E. Simpson ; music, Joshua Abrams
DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo
English and Chinese dialogue; subtitles in English or Chinese