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Money Game (2020)
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Original name: 머니게임
Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
When Jeongin Bank faces bankruptcy, the Financial Services Commission aims to preempt Korea from another economic meltdown as it did in the 1997 financial crisis. With the Korean government having a substantial stake in the bank, things get serious. Chae Yi Hun is the chief of financial policy at the FSC. He hides the fact that renowned economist Chae Byung Hak is his father. Heo Jae is the chairman of the FSC and has ambitious intentions of fortifying the country's financial infrastructure. Lee Hye Joon is a girl who came from nothing. She works at the Ministry of Economy and Finance and wants to see the utopian economy with change. The money game begins now.
Style:
tense, captivating, realistic, political, suspenseful, political drama
Plot:
financial crisis, finance, financier, corruption, banking, bank, financial problem, money problems, relationship problems, bank clerk, financial ruin, workplace situations, bureaucracy, leadership, ambition, power struggle, moral ambiguity, government corruption, social commentary, ethical dilemma, family secret, class struggle, national security, bankruptcy, banker ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
south korea, seoul
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