The Panama Papers

Oct 6, 2018

1h 40m

★ 6.7

376 journalists working in 76 countries expose how the rich play hide and keep

Overview

A documentary feature film about the biggest global corruption scandal in history, and the hundreds of journalists who risked their lives to break the story.

Genres

Documentary

Crime

Production Companies

Field of Vision

Bungalow Media + Entertainment

Great Point Media

The Panama Papers Trailers

Cast

John Doe (voice)

Elijah Wood

Self - Investigative Reporter, Süddeutsche Zeitung

Bastian Obermayer

Self - Investigative Reporter, Süddeutsche Zeitung

Katrin Langhans

Self - Investigative Reporter, Süddeutsche Zeitung

Frederik Obermaier

Self - Deputy Director, ICIJ

Marina Walker Guevara

Self - Director, ICIJ

Gerard Ryle

Self - Research Editor & Latin American Coordinator, ICIJ

Emilia Díaz-Struck

Self - Data Analyst, ICIJ Malta

Matthew Caruana Galizia

Self - Investigative Reporter, McClatchy D.C.

Kevin Hall

Self - Investigative Reporter, formerly McClatchy

Marisa Taylor

Self - Investigative Reporter, Reykjavik Media

Jóhannes Kr. Kristjánsson

Self - Prime Minister of Iceland (archive footage)

Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson

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