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Margin Call (2011) By: Fatin Syaza Irdina binti Muhamad Eddin Syazri 2016239158 Imran Shah

Synopsis • This is a movie on an investment firm at wall street just before the financial crisis in America. • An analyst from the company discovered an information that basically could destroy the company and make it go bankrupt • Which halfway through the movie, the analyst got fired and disappeared. • After someone took over the work of the analyst, only then they discovered the about the company’s issue. • Throughout the movie, it was about a team trying to plan a strategy to save the company.

Characters • Head Division: Jared Cohen (Simon Baker) • Head of Sales and Trading : Sam Rogers (Kevin Spacey) • Head of Trading: Will Emerson (Paul Bettany) • Risk department people: Peter Sullivan (Zachary Quinto) and Seth Bregman (Penn Bagdley) • Chief Risk Management Officer: Sarah Robertson (Demi Moore) • Upstairs: Ramesh Shah (Aasif Mandvi) • In-House Council : David Horn

Synopsis of the scene • A meeting in a Wall Street firm at the verge of the financial crisis happening in the US. • The leader call out for a meeting to see where the company stands during the crisis. • Turns out their situation is worst than they imagined. • The meeting lays out their situation including discussing few options for them to overcome the issue.

Critical incidents • Taking the lead (early scene, introduction, start question) (minute 0.10 to 0.40) • Superiority (sarah Robertson asking peter Sullivan question) (minute 1.19 to 2.08) • Eye contact (minute 1.20 to 1.40)