L'outsider

Jun 22 2016 N/A 1h 57m
Biography, Drama, Thriller

A drama about the less known aspects of the trading activity inside one of the biggest banks in the world - Société Générale. The movie tracks the rise and fall of anonymous trader turned superstar turned escape goat - Jérôme Kerviel - just as the 2008 financial crisis was unfolding

Plot

2008. The world economy is hit by the worst crisis since 1929. And only one man, a young trader, is the alleged responsible for the first and most extravagant in a series of scandals that will shake the financial markets worldwide: Jérôme Kerviel. Indeed, the biggest banking loss of its kind in history (almost 5 billion euros!) is discovered at the French bank Société Générale and soon attributed to this quiet, low-profile, 31 years old employee - Hired as a simple clerk at the same bank, 8 years before, no one could have predicted that Jérôme Kerviel would go so far, so fast. He became the star of the trading floor, nicknamed "the cash machine" by his colleagues. But how could he gamble supposedly alone - and in secret - 50 billion euros?

Written by

Christophe Barratier, Laurent Turner, Jérôme Kerviel

Directed by

Christophe Barratier

Production Countries

France

Production Companies

France 2 Cinéma, Galatée Films, Le Pacte, Logline Studios

Languages

Français

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
1,628
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA