Betting on Zero

Betting on Zero

The ultimate shakedown

2016•1h 44m•7.1/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.1/10(123)

Controversial hedge fund titan Bill Ackman is on a crusade to expose global nutritional giant Herbalife as the largest pyramid scheme in history while Herbalife execs claim Ackman is a market manipulator out to bankrupt them and make a killing off his billion dollar short.

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Production

Zipper Bros Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Bill Ackman

Bill Ackman

Ted Braun

Narrator (voice)

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