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Fail State
“Subprime goes to college”
7.0 / 10• 2018• 1h 34m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
This in-depth documentary explores the dark side of American higher education, exposing predatory for-profit colleges and the tactics they use to defraud students and the government.
Cast & Crew
Maxine Waters
Self
Lead
Tom Harkin
Self
Claiborne Pell
Self (archive footage)
Ted Kennedy
Self (archive footage)
Barack Obama
Self (archive footage)
Elizabeth Warren
Self (archive footage)
Lyndon B. Johnson
Self (archive footage)
Alcee L. Hastings
Self (archive footage)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alex Shebanow's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Fail State is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
