Review of Betting on Zero (2016) by Virgonoshaka — 02 Jun 2017

This movie doesn't tell you anything new. The richest people use the poorest to get richer. That's something that not only has been done throughout history, but it's something that has been the topic of dozens of documentaries, of all types of industries and styles.

This one is a little too long for my taste, especially because of the way the topic and the way the concepts are introduced, so as a movie, is not necessarily the best made. Nevertheless, the human aspect of the story is both fascinating and deeply moving because it tells you from different perspectives how a situation like this not only can devastate victim's lives, but also how different types see and react to the situation.

I hope that this kind of movie spreads the message of all that have been victimized by this situation, but also makes us as public more interested in learning more because I believe that has to be the greatest objective of a documentary, make you interested in something and wanting to learn more.

In that aspect, this movie succeeds. This gets a recommendation for anyone, just for the human aspect of it.