The Money Maker
December 6 & 7
Sunday @ 2 pm Monday @ 7 pm
Director: Jean-Paul Salomé
Cast: Reda Kateb, Sara Giraudeau, Bastien Bouillon, Quentin Dolmaire, Pierre Lottin, Camille Japy, Lolita Chammah, Olivier Loustau, Arthur Teboul
Year: 2026
Genre: Drama / Thriller / Crime
Country: France, Belgium
Language: French
Run Time: 129 minutes
Based on an extraordinary true story, The Money Maker follows Jan Bojarski, a Polish engineer who takes refuge in France during World War II. Despite his remarkable talents and inventive mind, he struggles to find legitimate work in post-war France. When a gangster recognizes his exceptional skills, Bojarski is drawn into the world of counterfeiting, secretly producing remarkably accurate banknotes in a workshop hidden in his backyard. For more than 15 years, he manages to evade detection, until his activities attract the attention of a determined police commissioner. What follows is a fascinating game of cat and mouse between a brilliant counterfeiter and the detective determined to catch him.
Review:
Télérama – Samuel Douhaire and Marie Sauvion
A captivating film noir about the “Cézanne of counterfeit money.” The cat-and-mouse game between the brilliant counterfeiter and the determined police inspector is thoroughly convincing, supported by excellent performances, particularly from Reda Kateb and Bastien Bouillon.