Banker to the Poor
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Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Povertyhttp://www.publicaffairsbooks.com/publicaffairsbooks-cgi-bin/display?book=1586481983 is an autobiography
of 2006 Nobel Peace Prize
Winner and Grameen Bank
founder Muhammad Yunus
. It details how Yunus developed the idea of Microcredit
that he employed in the Grameen Bank.
The italian film company Eurofilm s.r.l. owns the worldwide and exclusive film and television rights of the book.
Film director Marco Amenta
is currently working on making the film Banker to the Poor for the big screen, based on the international bestseller.
The movie tells the story of Muhammad Yunus, a Bengali economist and banker, inventor of microcredit and Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 along with his Grameen Bank. For the script of his "Banker to the Poor", written together with the famous Sergio Donati
, Amenta was rewarded by Robert De Niro
at the Tribeca Film Festival
. Italian producer Simonetta Amenta has purchased the film rights through her company Eurofilm- before the Professor Yunus won the Nobel Prize.
Autobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
of 2006 Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.-Background:According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who...
Winner and Grameen Bank
Grameen Bank
The Grameen Bank is a microfinance organization and community development bank started in Bangladesh that makes small loans to the impoverished without requiring collateral...
founder Muhammad Yunus
Muhammad Yunus
Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi economist and founder of the Grameen Bank, an institution that provides microcredit to help its clients establish creditworthiness and financial self-sufficiency. In 2006 Yunus and Grameen received the Nobel Peace Prize...
. It details how Yunus developed the idea of Microcredit
Microcredit
Microcredit is the extension of very small loans to those in poverty designed to spur entrepreneurship. These individuals lack collateral, steady employment and a verifiable credit history and therefore cannot meet even the most minimal qualifications to gain access to traditional credit...
that he employed in the Grameen Bank.
The italian film company Eurofilm s.r.l. owns the worldwide and exclusive film and television rights of the book.
Film director Marco Amenta
Marco Amenta
Marco Amenta is an Italian director, producer and photojournalist.-Biography:After attending the Liceo Classico Umberto I in Palermo, Amenta started his career at Il Giornale di Sicilia as a photojournalist....
is currently working on making the film Banker to the Poor for the big screen, based on the international bestseller.
The movie tells the story of Muhammad Yunus, a Bengali economist and banker, inventor of microcredit and Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 along with his Grameen Bank. For the script of his "Banker to the Poor", written together with the famous Sergio Donati
Sergio Donati
Sergio Donati is an Italian screenwriter. He has written for over 70 films since 1952. He was born in Rome, Italy.-Selected filmography:* The Big Gundown * Mission Stardust * Faccia a faccia ...
, Amenta was rewarded by Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro
Robert De Niro, Jr. is an American actor, director and producer. His first major film roles were in Bang the Drum Slowly and Mean Streets, both in 1973...
at the Tribeca Film Festival
Tribeca Film Festival
The Tribeca Film Festival is a film festival founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal, Robert De Niro and Craig Hatkoff in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Lower Manhattan.The mission of the festival...
. Italian producer Simonetta Amenta has purchased the film rights through her company Eurofilm- before the Professor Yunus won the Nobel Prize.