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Cashing Out

At the height of the AIDS crisis, many gay men sold their life insurance policies to investors for quick cash. This documentary charts the rise and fall of the hundred-million-dollar “gay-death-profiteering” industry that grew out of their desperation, and spotlights one of its earliest investors: the filmmaker’s father.

Release
25/08/2024
Rating
⭐ 7.0/10
Runtime
40 min
Status
Released
Genres
Documentary
Languages
English
Links
IMDbHomepage
Sean O. Strub profile
Sean O. StrubSelf
Matt Bomer profile
Matt BomerExecutive Producer
Julie Cohen profile
Julie CohenExecutive Producer
Angeria Paris VanMicheals profile
Angeria Paris VanMichealsExecutive Producer
Will Mayo profile
Will MayoEditor
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Geronimo1967
Geronimo19672026-01-19T15:39:39.663Z
7/10

This is really quite a thought-provoking documentary that, though focussed on gay men who died of AIDS (or GRID) early on, could apply to anyone who has insurance policies that make them worth more dead than alive. From the perspective of an innovator in this financial ...

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