Dir. Matt Johnson · Starring Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Matt Johnson, Saul Rubinek, Cary Elwes, Rich Sommer · Music Jay McCarrol
“Work hard. Fail hard.”
ComedyDramaHistory
Two mismatched entrepreneurs – egghead innovator Mike Lazaridis and cut-throat businessman Jim Balsillie – joined forces in an endeavour that was to become a worldwide hit in little more than a decade. The story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone.
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A sharp, often hilarious, and ultimately poignant journey into the cutthroat world of early tech. It feels like a high-stakes, character-driven corporate drama with a distinct comedic edge, wrapped in a nostalgic 90s aesthetic. Witness the exhilarating, then crushing, weight of ambition.
wittytragicomicambitiousnostalgictensepropulsivedocu-dramaquirky character studyperiod piececorporate satireinnovationcorporate ambitionrise and falltechnological evolutionhuman hubris
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