The Laundromat
UK Cinema Release Date:
Friday 27th September 2019
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Starring:
Gary Oldman, Meryl Streep, Sharon Stone, Melissa Rauch, David Schwimmer, Antonio Banderas, Robert Patrick and Will Forte
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Directed By:
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Written By:
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Produced By:
Scott Z. Burns, Lawrence Grey, Gregory Jacobs, Steven Soderbergh and Michael Sugar
Synopsis
When her idyllic vacation takes an unthinkable turn, Ellen Martin begins investigating a fake insurance policy, only to find herself down a rabbit hole of questionable dealings that can be linked to a Panama City law firm and its vested interest in helping the world's wealthiest citizens amass larger fortunes. Founding partners Jürgen Mossack and Ramón Fonseca are experts in the seductive ways shell companies and offshore accounts help the rich and powerful prosper. They are about to show us that Ellen's predicament only hints at the tax evasion, bribery and other illicit absurdities that the super wealthy indulge in to support the world's corrupt financial system. Zipping through a kaleidoscope of detours in China, Mexico, Africa and the Caribbean en route to 2016's Panama Papers publication - where journalists leaked the secret, encrypted documents of Mossack Fonseca's high-profile patrons - The Laundromat's ensemble.