2015 · thriller · drama · political
The Clearstream Affair
Directed by Vincent Garenq1h 46m2015
Journalist Denis Robert sparked a storm in the world of European finance by denouncing the murky operations of banking firm Clearstream. His quest to reveal the truth behind a secret world of shadowy multinational banking puts him in contact with an ever-expanding anti-corruption investigation carried out by Judge Renaud Van Ruymbeke. Their paths will lead them to the heart of a political/financial intrigue, which will rock the foundations of Europe and the French government itself.
Our read: The Clearstream Affair (2015) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded thriller · drama · political entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured thriller / drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
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- twisty
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