99 Homes

— An excellent and intimate look at the fallout of the 2008 subprime mortgage meltdown, focusing on the personal struggle one man who, trying to help his family and get his feet back on solid ground, goes to work for the same man who turned him out of his own home. The ethical quandary he faces and the cost of his success are subtly revealed. It leaves you feeling helpless and witnessing the effects of a system out of control. While this film and “The Big Short” both deal with the same general subject, “99 Homes” operates on a smaller and more intimate scale. In many ways, it touches the heart while “The Big Short” pushes the anger button. Both are films that should be seen. [DVD]

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[2014. 112 min. Directed by Ramin Bahrani. Starring Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon, and Laura Dern.]
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/25/movies/in-99-homes-a-man-buffeted-and-then-manipulated-in-floridas-foreclosure-disaster.html