I happen to think if this were released now, as banking scandals are becoming seemingly even more prevalent, it would have been far more of a success than it was.
Good script, thought-provoking subject matter and beautifully shot. Blockbuster material it ain't, but certainly one of the better "clever" thrillers of this century.
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WeslsaLeo2, based on your post, I would love to hear your perspective in my thread "Slaves To Debt" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0963178/board/nest/256813833.
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Chipping away at a mountain of pop culture trivia,
Darren Dirt.
No doubt!!!
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The evil bank in the movie is actually inspired by a real life scandal back in the 1980s. An investigation found that the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (which was then the 7th biggest bank on the planet) was heavily involved in money laundering for cartels. terrorists, and third world dictatorships.
shareBCCI became a "crown jewel" in the British offshore hot money system because of its ties to the City of London.
In 1976, BCCI established a Swiss base of operations by purchasing 85% of Banque de Commerce et Placements (BCP) of Geneva. The remaining 15% was retained by the original owner, Thesarus Continental Securities Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS).
Under BCCI control, BCP was managed by Jewish Alfred Hartmann, a former senior official of UBS. Hartmann eventually became chief financial officer for BCC Holding, and was the person most accountable for the "lost" $23 billion. While serving as BCCI's "man in Switzerland," Hartmann was always operating on behalf of the Jewish Rothschild family. Hartmann was president of Rothschild Bank AG of Zurich, was vice-chairman of NY-Intermaritime Bank of Geneva (run by Israeli Mossad operative Bruce Rappaport, also Jewish), and was a member of the board of directors of the elite N.M. Rothschild and Sons in London.