Between November 2008 and June 2009, the French state fell victim to one of the biggest frauds in its history, costing it a total of more than 1.6 billion euros. A massive fraud based on VAT diversion was used in the brand new carbon market.
The novel subsequently made headlines and a few years later saw its first fictional transcription on the big screen in Olivier Marshall’s 2017 thriller Carbone, with Benoit Magimel, Michael Yun, Gringe and Laura Smet.
Four years later, Netflix used this incredible news to produce a documentary called The Kings of Scam, directed by Guillaume Niclu, which centers on one of the main characters involved in the case, Mardosh Mouli, known as Marco Mouli.
Last year on CANAL+ we were able to discover new adaptations of this incredible fraud through the series D’Argent et de sung by director Xavier Gianoli, including the latest feature film, Illusions Perdues, adapted from the same novel. Balzac was awarded the César for best film.
The twelve-episode series, the second part of which we finally discovered on January 22nd, features a rather male protagonist, starring Vincent Lyndon, Niels Schneider and Ramsey Bedia. Also note the presence of actors Judith Chemla as the Golden Boy’s husband Jerome Atias and Olga Kurylenko as his girlfriend.
Cinema also had the opportunity to introduce us to the big crooks. Here are nine that you will have to identify throughout this quiz. Be careful not to be deceived!
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