An eclectic mix of documentary filmmakers tackle subjects ranging from cheating in Sumo wrestling to the payment of students for high grades in Freakonomics , the trailer for which has made its way online.
Freakonomics is the film adaptation of the 2005 bestseller titled Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything . The novel was a collaborative effort between journalist Stephen Dubner and economist Steven Levitt that examined several unusual cases of incentive-based thinking.
The movie features the work of several highly-regarded documentarians, including Alex Gibney ( Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room ), Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing ( Jesus Camp ), Morgan Spurlock (S uper Size Me ), Eugene Jarecki ( Why We Fight ) and Seth Gordon ( King of Kong ).
Each filmmaker was responsible for covering a certain topic from the original Freakonomics novel. Those subjects include the previously mentioned issues concerning Sumo wrestling and academic achievement; the repercussions of certain baby naming patterns; the inexplicable drop in crime rates during the 1990s; and the reasoning behind
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