A great cast and a production based on an international scandal: find out more about this story.
Sometimes reality surpasses fiction. Nowadays it is more normal for this to happen, and the platform Netflix has produced a film recounting one of the most important international scandals of the past decade, the Panama Papers.
This film by Steven Sodebergh is based on the book of the same name by Jake Bernstein and has a great cast including Maryl Streep, Antonio Banderas and Gary Oldman. It lasts approximately 1 hour and a half and was well received by film critics.
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What is The Laundromat, a Netflix movie, about?
The story begins by telling the life of Ellen Martin, A woman who loses her husband in a boating accident in Lake GeorgeAs if that were not enough, after the tragedy she finds out that she will not receive any type of compensation from her husband’s life insurance, so she begins to investigate that unfulfilled contract, finding surprises.
Thus, the film is immersed in the money laundering universewith situations of satirical tone and using the resource of breaking the fourth wall to explain these criminal maneuvers. In this way, they address the situation that the capitalist system usually hides and the solemnity with which the journalistic sector handles these crimes. From undeclared accounts to corruption cases such as that of Odebrecht, they lift the carpet where more dirt is hidden than the system can hide.
Trailer for The Laundromat, a Netflix movie
Cast of The Laundromat, Netflix movie
- Maryl Streep (Ellen Martin)
- Gary Oldman (Jürgen Mossack)
- Antonio Banderas (Ramon Fonseca)
- Sharon Stone (Hannah)
- David Schwimmer (Matthew Quirk)
Source: Ambito
I am an author and journalist who has worked in the entertainment industry for over a decade. I currently work as a news editor at a major news website, and my focus is on covering the latest trends in entertainment. I also write occasional pieces for other outlets, and have authored two books about the entertainment industry.
