INTERVIEW: Charles Ferguson on his research for the film before the financial crash at the Inside Job Interview: Cannes

The speaker discusses their early awareness of the financial crisis through conversations with friends in the film industry, including experts Nouriel Roubini and Charles Morris. Charles Morris's book, 'The Trillion Dollar Meltdown,' published in early 2008, played a significant role in shaping the speaker's understanding of the crisis. The collapse of Lehman Brothers and AIG in September 2008 prompted the speaker to create a film about the crisis.

Who were the narrator's friends that helped him understand the financial crisis early on?

• Nouriel Roubini and Charles Morris

• Lehman Brothers and AIG

• John Smith and Jane Doe

• Alan Greenspan and Ben Bernanke

What was the title of the book written by Charles Morris?

• The Crisis Unfolded

• The Trillion Dollar Meltdown

• The Financial Collapse

• The Economic Downfall

When did Charles Morris's book get published?

• September 2008

• February 2008

• December 2007

• February 2007

What was the narrator's initial reaction to the manuscript of 'The Trillion Dollar Meltdown'?

• He agreed with it completely

• He ignored it

• He thought it was too extreme

• He found it too optimistic

What event in September 2008 confirmed the narrator's decision to make a film?

• A conversation with Nouriel Roubini

• A stock market surge

• The collapse of Lehman Brothers and AIG

• The publication of a new book