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Jérôme Kerviel

A brilliant but reckless trader risks everything in a high-stakes game of greed and deception, triggering a financial scandal that costs his bank billions and forces him to confront the devastating consequences of his ambition.

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In short · Writing since 2016, 2 decades active.

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Jérôme Kerviel is a 2013 French film directed by Arnaud Sélignac that dramatizes the true story of Jérôme Kerviel, a former trader at Société Générale. The narrative follows his ascent within high‑stakes financial trading and his subsequent collapse after conducting unauthorized speculative trades. Kerviel’s actions caused an estimated loss of €4.9 billion for the bank and led to his conviction on charges of breach of trust, forgery and unauthorized use of the bank’s systems. The film examines the pressures and moral dilemmas inherent in the financial industry through this real‑life scandal.

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