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AS LONG AS I MADE PROFIT

THE NARRATIVE

The Kweku Adoboli Story

As long as Kweku Adoboli is making millions for UBS in London, his future seems golden. But when the young trader takes responsibility for a $2.3 billion loss, the narrative shifts dramatically.

The film questions the conventional portrayal of his story, reconstructing the trial from the original court transcripts. A process that raises more questions than it answers.

The Narrative, a film about responsibility within the machinery of global capitalism.

INSPIRED BY THE BOOK “VERZOCKT” BY
Sebastian Borger

CAST
Kweku Adoboli
Afua Hirsch
Kelly Chu
Roland Verhaaf
Pippa Scott
Sebastian Borger
Jamie Robinson

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
Bernard Weber
Martin Schilt

CO-AUTHOR
Ben Hopkins

PRODUCED BY
The Bigger Picture

CO-PRODUCED BY
Zeitraum Film
tvision Filmproduktion
Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen SRF / SRG SSR

PRESENTED BY

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WITH THE SUPPORT OF
Bundesamt für Kultur (BAK)
Zürcher Filmstiftung
Swisslos-Fonds Basel Stadt / Basel Landschaft
Filmförderung Kanton Luzern

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Ernst-Göhner Stiftung
Volkart Stiftung
Focal Stage Pool / Ernst-Göhner Stiftung
Fondation Suisa

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