The Kleptocrats
In full-on investigative mode, reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Hollywood Reporter doggedly pursue the story of US $3.5 billion missing from a Malaysian wealth fund. They trace the dirty money, via real estate deals and movie financing, back to the top tiers of the Malaysian government. Incredibly (but oh, how fitting!), the audacious swindlers chose to back the 2014 blockbuster The Wolf of Wall Street. Hollywood A-listers, including Leonardo DiCaprio, attended lavish parties hosted to launch the film. The embezzlement was orchestrated by a flamboyant fancier, Jho Low, and Riza Aziz, the stepson of the then-Malaysian Prime Minister. As the truth finally comes to light, assets are frozen and the fall-out begins.
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Havana Marking Director · Sam Hobkinson Director Louise Story Writer
United States release November 9, 2018 · Produced in United Kingdom · Languages English, Malay
Production
Roast Beef Productions
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Malay
Release dates
United States · November 9, 2018
Theatrical
Singapore
October 17, 2019 · Limited theatrical · The Projector
United Kingdom
October 19, 2019
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