Plot
The newly appointed CEO of a giant European investment bank works to hold on to his power when an American hedge fund company tries to buy out his company.

Release Year: 2012

Rating: 6.4/10 (1,548 voted)

Critic's Score: 64/100

Director: Costa-Gavras

Stars: Gad Elmaleh, Gabriel Byrne, Liya Kebede

Storyline
When the CEO of France's Phenix Bank collapses on the golf course, Machiavellian young executive Marc Tourneuil is crowned as his replacement. A whirlwind of ruthless ambition, power struggles, greed and deception ensues as Tourneuil's brutal ascent is jeopardized by a hostile takeover attempt from a large American hedge fund led by Dittmar Rigule, erotic distractions from international supermodel Nassim, and adversaries with an agenda for destruction.

Writers: Karim Boukercha, Costa-Gavras

Cast:
Gad Elmaleh - Marc Tourneuil
Gabriel Byrne - Dittmar Rigule
Natacha Régnier - Diane Tourneuil
Céline Sallette - Maud Baron
Liya Kebede - Nassim
Hippolyte Girardot - Raphaël Sieg
Daniel Mesguich - Jack Marmande
Olga Grumberg - Claude Marmande
Bernard Le Coq - Antoine de Suze
Philippe Duclos - Jean Rameur
Yann Sundberg - Boris Breton
Eric Naggar - Théo Craillon
John Warnaby - Stanley Greenball
Jean-Marie Frin - L'oncle Bruno
Bonnafet Tarbouriech - Maître Tombière

Country: France

Language: French, English

Release Date: 14 November 2012

Filming Locations: London, England, UK

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Let's continue to rob the poor and make the rich richer!" this is what about the modern day banking and financing (undre)world, banks are just like Mafia, bankers Mafiosos, banks' CEO in private jet doing country hopping, hiring retired cop to do the dirt-digging and trashcan/dumpster diving jobs, committing some adultery flirting with high priced model- hooker, back-stabbing while self defense, behind the door deals, estranged to parents, wives, kids, fence off hostile takeover, firing the employees as many as possible, no gender and age are safe, laying off more, the stockholders will be happier and the stock will be rocketing. so, indeed "money is not a tool but a master, serving him well and he'll reward you generously". so let's continue to rob the poor blind and serve the rich loyally. what a great movie, very tense and thrilling, great montage, lot of exotic locations in different countries. this is a very nicely done movie, quite worth watching.

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