Team Spirit (2016)

An engaging drama about the less known aspects of the trading activity inside one of the biggest banks in the world - Société Générale. The movie tracks the rise and fall of anonymous ... See full summary »

Director:

Christophe Barratier

Writers:

Christophe Barratier (scenario), Laurent Turner (scenario)

Stars:

Arthur Dupont, François-Xavier Demaison, Sabrina Ouazani

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Arthur Dupont	...	Jérôme Kerviel
François-Xavier Demaison	...	Fabien Keller
Sabrina Ouazani	...	Sofia
Tewfik Jallab	...	Samir
Thomas Coumans	...	Mathieu Priester
Sören Prévost	...	Benoit Froger
Franz-Rudolf Lang	...	Sébastien Mangelle (as Franz Lang)
Luc Schiltz	...	Colin Blake
Mhamed Arezki	...	Nouredine
Ambroise Michel	...	Tiago
Benjamin Ramon	...	Ben
Stéphane Bak	...	Jules
Mas Belsito	...	Lulua
Roby Schinasi	...	Fred
Steve Driesen	...	Jean-Pierre Kaplan

Storyline

An engaging drama about the less known aspects of the trading activity inside one of the biggest banks in the world - Société Générale. The movie tracks the rise and fall of anonymous trader turned superstar turned escape goat - Jérôme Kerviel - just as the 2008 financial crisis was unfolding

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Plot Keywords:

based on true story | financial crisis | trader | bank | loss of money | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Thriller

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

22 June 2016 (France)

Also Known As:

L'esprit d'équipe

Company Credits

Production Co:

Galatée Films, France 2 Cinéma, Le Pacte

Technical Specs

Runtime:

117 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

The movie covers a period from 2000 to 2008. However, views from the Paris Metro arriving and departing from La Défense are presented from the front window in driver-less train sets. The Paris Metro line 1 was fully converted to driver-less operation in 2012, and the first driver-less trains were opened to the public in 2011.

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Connections

References Jerry Maguire (1996)

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Soundtracks

Team Spirit (L'outsider) Ouverture
Original Music Orchestrated & Conducted By Philippe Rombi
Performed by Orchestre Symphonique Bel'Arte
(p) 2016 Cristal Records

User Reviews

not bad, some bits missing

Having worked in investment banks as a trader for many years, I always watch movies related to the industry. Some cannot capture the atmosphere of a trading room but this one actually does. Even if some bits are a bit simplistic -for that kind of size Kerviel traded a lot on the phone and with a lot more discretion-. Also a key component of JK being able to cheat the Soc Gen was to access the middle office system thanks to his previous position; this is totally absent from the movie. The fun part is the characters: his boss played by Demaison is exactly the kind of fat f**k psychos you find on a trading desk, FX plays it perfectly. Also his further bosses (the meerkat midget and the curly hair) are very close to their real life counterparts... Believe me I've know them (sorry guys). Basically those clowns had no clue what was going on and never questioned a trader who was making his budget 10 times over. They only lost 5 billion, making them the worst desk managers of all time. JK was totally out of his depth, dishonest andincompetent never makes a good combination but Soc Gen should haveknown better. Served them well.

Worth watching, way better than JK's book at least.