In different ways, each tackles issues of economic disparity, exploring the gulf between society’s haves and have-nots that has widened dramatically since the 2008 financial crisis. “Stories like this had been told with men at the center but never with women,” said “Hustlers” producer Jessica Elbaum. “You have the poor family who’s trying to feed off the rich family’s money and you have the rich family exploiting their labor. “The poor family are not perfect people but they’re also not completely bad people. The rich family is the same — you see the disgusting sides to them but you never really hate them.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 07, 2019 12:56 UTC