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The PyraMMMid (2011)
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Original name: ПираМММида
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Russia, early 90s. A fictional story inspired by financier Sergey Mavrodi, his securities company "MMM", and the pyramid scheme he ran that left upwards of fifteen million investors with nothing when it crashed.
Style:
tense, serious, captivating, realistic
Plot:
rise to the top, ambition, rise and fall, corporate crime, downfall, cons and scams, rivalry, society, political corruption, dishonesty, money, business, big business, greed, unfulfillment, fraud, intrigue, cheating, bus, corporate crimes, crimes
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
russia, russian
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