Synopsis

Are we living on a soap bubble? Could the heavily indebted American economy collapse and drag Europe down with it? Are the days of the dollar as the world's reserve currency numbered? And is a repetition of the crises of the thirties truly unthinkable? VPRO’s Tegenlicht and NRC Handelsblad have collaborated to produce their first foray into speculative journalism: What if the dollar were to fall? The scenario unfolds over 24 hours, blurring the lines between truth and fiction. At nine in the mor