August

"Comes just before the fall"

Oct 8 2009 R 1h 28m
Drama

Two brothers, ambitious dot-com entrepreneurs, attempt to keep their company afloat as the stock market begins to collapse in August 2001, one month prior to the 9/11 attacks.

Plot

Tom and Josh Sterling have a start-up dot-com. It's gone public to initial success. Josh is the technical genius. Tom is the fast-talking and abrasive CEO, in charge of the business side. It's August, 2001, less than a month before they can sell their shares and, perhaps, make lots of money. But the company is running out of cash, its main client is stalling, and share values are falling. For Tom to maintain the firm's appearance, he must find cash: investors could rescue him, but at a high cost of his potential wealth and company control. Tom goes to his brother for a loan. At the same time, an old flame, Sarrah, comes back to the city. Can Tom hold things together, bravura and all?

Written by

Howard A. Rodman

Directed by

Austin Chick

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Original Media

Languages

Français, English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
4,437
Average Rating
5.3 out of 10
Metascore
39
Popularity
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