Watched a new French series, directed by Xavier Giannoli with Friederic Planchon, “On Money and Blood” / D’argent et de sang, 2023-2024. The film is based on a book by investigative journalist Fabrice Arphy, telling about the so-called “swindle of the century” in Europe, associated with fraudulent schemes based on “holes” in the law
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Watched a new French series, directed by Xavier Giannoli with Friederic Planchon, “On Money and Blood” / D’argent et de sang, 2023-2024. The film is based on a book by investigative journalist Fabrice Arphy, telling about the so-called “swindle of the century” in Europe, associated with fraudulent schemes based on “holes” in the law on the taxation of trade in CO2 emissions. However, the film, unlike the book, is not a documentary, the characters there are not called by their own names, fictional characters are introduced, such is the main character - Simon Weinachter (Vensan Lyndon). About this story have already been filmed and artistic ("Carbon", directed by Olivier Marshal, in the role of Attias Benoit Majimel), and the documentary, the second I will probably look, found on the Internet. The action takes place in 2008-2010, but the processes continue to this day. Two small crooks, Fitussi (Ramzi Bedia) and Bouli (David Ayala), who have already been working on tax scams, are looking for someone who can finance a new idea - new taxes have just been introduced on the trade of these quotas, they understand that this can be just as profited from as other taxes. They go out on a young and very rich businessman Jerome Attias (Niels Schneider) and start their activities. It really brings them a lot of money, but immediately begin their internecine "Trek" - friends want to cheat Attias, and he, accordingly, wants to cheat them. Simon Weinachter wants to bring them to clean water, but it is very difficult to catch them, since they use a huge number of shell companies in many countries, which disappear without a trace after transactions. The action takes place mainly in France and Israel, where scammers move from time to time, as they are all Jews. However, Weinachter is Jewish in origin, however, at one time his parents converted to Christianity. Weinachter is also cooperating with the Israeli police. On several occasions he manages to almost catch them, but their own laws and judicial procedures, as well as the presence of informants among law enforcement officers, often stand in the way of delivering justice. Meanwhile, Booley is killed first, the billionaire Attias’ father-in-law is killed at the end, suspicions fall on Attias in both murders, but it is extremely difficult to prove something, he is distinguished by intelligence and ingenuity, pathologically lying and mean to the last degree, he uses all people without hesitation of conscience to satisfy his exorbitant monetary appetites and have fun to the fullest. He is eventually arrested, but we cannot be sure he will get what he deserves. I very briefly described what we see in the series, there are much more events, as, indeed, in reality. Remarkably selected actors who create quite vivid images. I liked the series, but I can assume that it may not like everyone because of a rather serious topic, but I watch them.
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