Red Shift Café in Gulshan presents a screening of the 2012 French film “Capital” Sunday at 4pm in DVD print with English subtitle.
The film describes an executive who becomes the CEO of a large bank, only to upset the bank’s board of directors when he begins to take unilateral control in the bank, laying off many of the employees and making a corrupt deal with the head of an American hedge fund.
The film is directed by the legendary director Costa-Gavras—who many years ago made the classic political thriller called, simply, Z, which has been studied ever since at film schools for its tight construction and breathless pace.
And it seems he has not lost his touch because this movie, Capital, displays the same suspense-filled storytelling that was always his hallmark. Only this time the story is set in the world of investment banking and ruthless high-level corporate intrigue, in the context of a hostile takeover of one Bank by another. Not only is it great entertainment as a “financial thriller” but it could also teach the MBA students and young bankers a thing or two about how to survive in the dog-eat-dog world of modern business!
