Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

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Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard

2022

1h 32m

Documentary

Crime

Drama

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A documentary thriller on one of the biggest ever financial crimes. In a world exclusive, Financial Times Journalist, Dan McCrum, reveals the inside story of his 6 year investigation into the German Fintech company Wirecard and the dirty tricks that were deployed against him as he battled to expose a multi-billion euro fraud. A twisting tale, that takes in mafia, porn barons and the Russian intelligence agencies, demands answers of the company's CEO, awaiting trial, and its mysterious COO, now on the run.

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

Collegiate kudos aside, Wirecard truly is a great story...

Rated: 4/5

Sep 15, 2022

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John Serba

Decider

James Erskine employs a quick, up-tempo pace, vivid graphic-novel illustrations, and a few spy-movie maneuvers to make sure it’s not just another mélange of talking heads, and all goes down as easy as possible.

Sep 20, 2022

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

A fascinating case study on financial hubris.

Rated: 3.5/5

Sep 18, 2022

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Roy S

Brilliant and stimulating. Shame about the missing jigsaw piece :(

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/17/23

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Michele L

This doc is fascinating and, at times, humorous. Of course I'd heard of Wirecard and I keep up on current events and newsworthy stories. There's nothing I like better than a juicy financial scandal. So from the moment I first started watching this doc, I have been asking myself "Where the heck was I when this story broke?" I still have no idea. When I began the doc, I was prepared to be taken back to 2005 or 2012. Was I ever shocked to find out that it was only a few years ago, around 2021, that the scandal broke and Wirecard was brought down! Regardless of my apparent "head in the sand ostrich moment," this is a thoroughly fun and engrossing study of how "financial gangsters" operate and prosper under the noses of people in the world of finance and journalists who usually catch on quickly to a juicy financial scandal. And the funny thing is, these supposed "financial genius thugs" were not even particularly smart or clever about it all. I won't say more, because i don't want to ruin it for other viewers with spoilers. That is how good this doc is. Rollicking good fun!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/31/23

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Robert E

A totally rivetting story of how a journalist exposed the breathtaking fraud of what appeared to be a top flight international financial company. As a result of his investigations, the boss of the company will shortly come up for trial in Germany; meanwhile the chief operating officer is now a fugitive, possibly in Russia.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/22/22

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Synopsis

A documentary thriller on one of the biggest ever financial crimes. In a world exclusive, Financial Times Journalist, Dan McCrum, reveals the inside story of his 6 year investigation into the German Fintech company Wirecard and the dirty tricks that were deployed against him as he battled to expose a multi-billion euro fraud. A twisting tale, that takes in mafia, porn barons and the Russian intelligence agencies, demands answers of the company's CEO, awaiting trial, and its mysterious COO, now on the run.

Director: James Erskine
Genre: Documentary, Crime, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 16, 2022
Runtime: 1h 32m

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