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Breaking the Bank: One Trader, 50 Billion

2024 · 1 season

A sober, interview-driven retelling of a financial scandal that explains the mechanics while letting the human stakes surface.

Overview
Jérôme Kerviel – the trader who hid €50 billion in trades at a major international bank – and his former superiors reveal all sides of the scandal.

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • crime
    • greed
    • power
    • media
    • justice
    Places
    • workplace
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism10
    Romance0
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary, crime
    Created by
    Frédéric Garson
    Starring
    Jérôme Kerviel, François Hollande, Patricia Chapelotte, Hugues Le Bret, Catherine Lubochinsky, Daniel Bouton
    Length
    1 seasons, 4 episodes
    Network
    Max
    Country
    France
    Languages
    French

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