Five years after the global economic crisis started the full scope of the damage is still an unknown. Strangely, we know very little about the players who caused the catastrophe. For that reason, Backlight together with Joris Luyendijk as ...See moreFive years after the global economic crisis started the full scope of the damage is still an unknown. Strangely, we know very little about the players who caused the catastrophe. For that reason, Backlight together with Joris Luyendijk as our guide looks into the London City: the financial heart of the world economy. He delves into the minds of the players: Bankers, traders, masters of the universe the self-proclaimed elite. Who are these people, and mostly, what moves them? What goes on inside their minds? An investigation into testosterone, adrenaline, addiction... and reckless use of big money and a world economy teetering on the brink.
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