
Gradually, Then Suddenly: The Bankruptcy of Detroit
2022, English. Directed by James McGovern & Sam Katz.
Once heralded as the spirit of American manufacturing, music, and democracy, Detroit kicked its fiscal can down the road for decades plummeting into insolvency, culminating in the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. GRADUALLY, THEN SUDDENLY is the inside story of how a state-appointed Emergency Manager and the people of this iconic American city- confronting financial ruin-followed a treacherous path towards a new beginning.
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- 1h 33m
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- English
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- Released
- 27 April 2022
- Country
- United States of America
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Who directed Gradually, Then Suddenly: The Bankruptcy of Detroit?
Gradually, Then Suddenly: The Bankruptcy of Detroit (2022) was directed by James McGovern and Sam Katz and stars Leanna Sullivan, Whitney Lemelin.