The head of a giant European investment bank desperately clings to power when an American hedge fund company tries to buy them out.
Acting
Gad Elmaleh's reptilian charisma as soulless CEO
Direction
Costa-Gavras still furious at capitalism at 79
Cinematography
Glass towers and marble halls as modern cathedrals
Director
Costa-Gavras
Gad Elmaleh
Marc Tourneuil
Natacha Régnier
Diane Tourneuil
Gabriel Byrne
Dittmar Rigule
Bernard Le Coq
Antoine de Suze
Liya Kebede
Nassim
Céline Sallette
Maud Baron
Hippolyte Girardot
Raphaël Sieg
Paul Barrett
Malburry
Éric Naggar
Theo Craillon
Yann Sundberg
Boris Breton
Chloé François
Bixente Lizarazu
Bruno Ricci
Astrid Whettnall
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Costa-Gavras adapted this from a novel by a former investment banker, keeping the insider venom intact. The French title 'Le Capital' deliberately echoes Marx.
Gabriel Byrne learned French phonetically for his role as the American raider — his character's linguistic dominance mirrors economic imperialism.
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