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Abacus: Small Enough to Jail 2017

In this gripping documentary, the small but mighty Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown finds itself at the center of a David-and-Goliath battle against Manhattan's DA office. Accused of mortgage fraud after the 2008 crisis, the Sung family must rally to defend their bank and community legacy against overwhelming odds in a five-year legal fight that tests the limits of justice.

In this gripping documentary, the small but mighty Abacus Federal Savings of Chinatown finds itself at the center of a David-and-Goliath battle against Manhattan's DA office. Accused of mortgage fraud after the 2008 crisis, the Sung family must rally to defend their bank and community legacy against overwhelming odds in a five-year legal fight that tests the limits of justice.

Does Abacus: Small Enough to Jail have end credit scenes?

No!

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail does not have end credit scenes.

Actors

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Ratings

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Metacritic

73

Metascore

6.5

User Score

Rotten Tomatoes
review

93%

TOMATOMETER

review

85%

User Score

IMDb

7.1 /10

IMDb Rating

TMDB

67

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User Score

Discover the awards and nominations received by Abacus: Small Enough to Jail. Explore the history of Abacus: Small Enough to Jail and its cast and crew.


90th Academy Awards 2018

Nomination

Documentary (Feature)

70th Directors Guild of America Awards 2018

Steve  James
Nomination

Documentaries

Steve James

2016 Toronto International Film Festival Awards 2016

Steve  James
Nomination

People's Choice Award, Documentary First Runner Up

Steve James

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trialprosecutionchinesemoneyeconomicsimmigrantshanghaichinese immigrantchinatown manhattan new york cityattorneybankerbanking industryfraudfinancial crisisgreat recessionjailchain gangcourtroomcourthousefederal prosecutordoctorchinese communityreference to the great depressionrun on a bankfamily businesslocal communityxenophobiafannie maefreddie macsibling rivalryargumentjury trialsore loserfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationshipsister sister relationshipwork ethicethnic neighborhoodnew york city2000sguilty pleasafe deposit boxreference to connecticuthumiliationscapegoathypocrisyinjusticedysfunctional family

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