The series “Of Blood and Money” by Xavier Giannoli tells the story of the biggest scam in the world, that of carbon quotas, which occurred in France in 2008.
Olga Kurylenko plays the role of an adventurous and desperate woman, looking for a future ina foreign country. She meets an opportunityvthat turns out to be a dangerous one.
Her involvement
When she read the scriot she immediately agreed to play her role, as she could relate on a certain level and also because she admires the director Xavier Giannoli a lot, and she knew it would have beena quality production with him as the helmer.
Team work
The shooting was long and intense; this created a strong team and a group effort, and a very collaborative set, for the all length of the shooting.
Olga and Venice
She recalls her previous visit to the Venice festival for the Terence Malik film To The Wonders, and her continuous astonishment facing the beauty of the city.
Plot
The story of the scam of the century, in 2009. Billions are going up in smoke on the new “carbon quotas” market, invented to fight pollution. A gang of small-time crooks from Belleville partner with an upper-class trader to carry off an epic swindle. This is what happens when “casino capitalism” collides head-on with politics. When human passions going far beyond simple greed are unleashed.