
Wirecard: The Billion Euro Lie
2021

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2022
TV-14Director
James Erskine
Runtime
92 minutes
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Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard is a specialized investigative documentary that focuses on the mechanics of white-collar crime rather than social representation. The film's narrow focus on a historically homogeneous professional environment results in a low diversity profile. While the documentary effectively critiques Western regulatory institutions, it lacks complexity in representing various identities and backgrounds.
Category Breakdown
The documentary focuses solely on the mechanics of corporate fraud and regulatory oversight. There are no LGBTQ+ characters or non-binary identities present.
The narrative emphasizes traditional masculine hierarchies, focusing on male executives and regulators. Leadership is portrayed as an exclusively male domain with little involvement from women.
The film reflects a largely homogeneous demographic typical of the German financial sector. There are no intentional efforts to diversify the visual landscape of the investigation.
The film provides a nuanced critique of Western capitalist structures and institutional infallibility. It portrays corporate greed and systemic negligence as destabilizing forces within the financial sector.
There are no visible or invisible disabilities portrayed. Subjects are shown solely through the lens of professional competence or criminal culpability.
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Official Synopsis
Upstart payment firm Wirecard wowed the financial industry with its runaway success — until a tenacious team of journalists exposed massive fraud.

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