Film
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
2017 · 1h 28m · Documentary
- IMDb
- 7.1
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 93%
- Metacritic
- 73
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Overview
The incredible 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 U.S. bank to face criminal charges in the wake of 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.
Cast
Neil Barofsky
Himself
Ti-Hua Chang
Herself
Jiayang Fan
Himself
Roman Fuzaylov
Himself
Polly Greenberg
Herself - Chief, D.A.'s Major Economic Crimes Bureau
Linda Hall
Herself
Don Lee
Himself
David Lindorff
Himself
Kevin Puvalowski
Himself
Chanterelle Sung
Herself
Heather Sung
Herself
Hwei Lin Sung
Herself
Jill Sung
Herself - Abacus bank executive
Thomas Sung
Himself - Founder, Abacus Federal Savings Bank
Vera Sung
Herself - Abacus bank executive
Crew
- Steve JamesDirector
- Julie GoldmanProducer
- Mark MittenProducer
- Tom BergmannDirector of Photography
- David E. SimpsonEditor
- John FarbrotherEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- January 6, 2017
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Documentary
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