THE HUMMINGBIRD PROJECT (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network), Alexander Skarsgård (The Aftermath), Salma Hayek (Frida), Michael Mando (The Colony), Sarah Goldberg (Gambit), Anna Maguire (Maverbricks), Frank Schorpion (Arrival), Johan Heldenbergh (The Broken Circle Breakdown), Kwasi Songui (Brick Mansions), Aiysha Issa (Polar)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Kim Nguyen (War Witch), director, writer; Pierre Even (The Colony), producer; Yves Gourmeur (Méprises), composer; Nicolas Bolduc (Enemy), cinematographer; Nicolas Chaudeurge (Fish Tank) and Arthur Tarnowski (Deadfall), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Vincent (Eisenberg) and Anton (Skarsgård) are cousins who work in the cutthroat world of high-frequency trading, and who decide to compete against their ruthless old boss Eva Torres (Hayek) when they opt into a fibre-optic cable deal that could potentially make them millions…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Jesse Eisenberg and Alexander Skarsgård – the latter as you’ve never seen him before: with thinning hair! – are ruthless in this entertaining look at the high-stakes world of high-frequency trading.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 14TH JUNE 2019

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