Does Master of the Universe end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Master of the Universe violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Master of the Universe easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Master of the Universe sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Master of the Universe scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Master of the Universe

Name: Master of the Universe
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2013
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Rainer Voss, Angela Merkel

Directed by Marc Bauder

Produced by ARTE, SWR

201388 min7.2 / 10

A psychologically probing documentary that uses a single banker's confessional monologue to expose the mentality and moral emptiness underlying financial capitalism.

He was one of Germany's leading investment experts with an income of several million Euros per day. Now, he sits on one of the upper floors of an empty bank building in the middle of Frankfurt, overlooking a skyline of glass and steel. And talks. In an extended mix of a monologue and an in-depth interview, which is as frightening as it is fascinating, he shares his inside knowledge from a megalomaniac parallel world where illusions are the market's hardest currency. Marc Bauder's 'Master of the Universe' is based on meticulous research and provides us with geniune insight into the notoriously secretive and self-protective 'universe' of which our nameless protagonist experiences himself a master. Where other films on the financial meltdown have focused on the epic nature of larger-than-life business, Bauder probes the mentality that made it possible in the first place. A tense drama where psychology meets finance - two things that are more closely linked than you would like to believe.

Clusters

Suspicion, Guilt, and Fractured Trust Betrayal, Downfall, Survival Paranoid Reality Breakdown Ambiguous Mental Breakdown Stories Science Technology And Industry

Genres

Documentary

Keywords

Banker Capitalism Germany Banking Economics Financial Crisis Corporation

Questions people ask

Does Master of the Universe end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Master of the Universe violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Master of the Universe easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Master of the Universe sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is Master of the Universe scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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