The Panama Papers
2018 · Movie · Not Rated · 100 min · ★ 6.7 · 88% critics
This documentary explores a massive global corruption scandal and how hidden money and offshore networks can affect everyday life. It follows the high-stakes work of investigative reporting, showing the risks taken to verify, organize, and publish a historic leak that exposed powerful interests.
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-10-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- Not Rated
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (66 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a journalism-focused look at a major leak and its real-world impact, similar in spirit to Fahrenheit 11/9; Not for you if you want deep, step-by-step explanations of the financial schemes.
Pros: eye-opening real-world stakes; strong investigative focus; urgent global relevance | Cons: light on scandal details; feels one-sided at times; can be slow
Themes
- corruption
- money laundering
- panama
- car bomb
- iceland
- malta
- billionaire
- british prime minister
- corrupt politician
- tax evasion
- political corruption
- investigative journalism
- +9 more
Cast & crew
Elijah Wood
as John Doe (voice)
Bastian Obermayer
as Self - Investigative Reporter, Süddeutsche Zeitung
- KL
Katrin Langhans
as Self - Investigative Reporter, Süddeutsche Zeitung
- FO
Frederik Obermaier
as Self - Investigative Reporter, Süddeutsche Zeitung
- MG
Marina Walker Guevara
as Self - Deputy Director, ICIJ
- GR
Gerard Ryle
as Self - Director, ICIJ
- ED
Emilia Díaz-Struck
as Self - Research Editor & Latin American Coordinator, ICIJ
- MG
Matthew Caruana Galizia
as Self - Data Analyst, ICIJ Malta
- KH
Kevin Hall
as Self - Investigative Reporter, McClatchy D.C.
- MT
Marisa Taylor
as Self - Investigative Reporter, formerly McClatchy
Directed by Alex Winter