The Man Who Stole Portugal
by
Thomas Napper
James Nelson Joyce, Richard E. Grant and Dominic West lead cast of darkly comic period heist drama inspired by one of the most audacious financial frauds of the 20th century.
Alves Reis, a self-made outsider with a genius for turning a closed door into an opportunity. Shut out and underestimated, Reis is determined to give his wife Maria and their family the life they deserve and, hustle by hustle, he begins to invent his way upwards. From forged credentials to official contracts, his journey takes him via colonial backwaters all the way to the boardrooms of the Bank of Portugal - until his greatest bluff becomes one of the greatest cons in history.
Genre
/ Language
Drama
/ English
Original title
The Man Who Stole Portugal
directed by
Thomas Napper (JAWBONE, WIDOW CLICQUOT)
screenplay by
Richard Galazkainspired by the true crime book by Murray Teigh Bloom
produced by
EMU Films
Cast
- James Nelson-Joyce (THIS CITY IS OURS, A THOUSAND BLOWS)
- Emily Fairn (HOUSE OF GUINNESS, THE RESPONDER)
- Joel Fry (BANK OF DAVE, OUR FLAG MEANS DEATH)
- Herbert Nordrum (THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD, THE ROYAL HOTEL)
- Kim Bodnia (F1, KILLING EVE)
- Nia Towle (RINGS OF POWER, PERSUASION)
- Richard E Grant (SALTBURN, CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME )
- Dominic West (THE CROWN, THE WIRE)