Telemarketers

7.1IMDb Score
Released:2023-08-13
Duration: min
Director:
Actors:Sam Lipman-Stern, Pat Pespas
Production:Elara Pictures, All Facts, Rough House Pictures, HBO Documentary Films

Overview:

This docuseries chronicles the darkly comedic, unexpected 20-year journey of two unlikely office buddies, who stumble upon the murky truth behind the work they’ve been doing at a seedy New Jersey call center – persuading people to give money to charities – and vow to expose the crooked American telemarketing industry from within.

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