The Kleptocrats (2018)
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United States
- Rated
- NC16
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary examines a massive fraud where over three billion dollars was stolen from a Malaysian government fund. It follows how the money was allegedly taken and the public figures connected to the scandal.
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What happens
The Kleptocrats is a 2018 documentary film produced by Mike Lerner and directed by Sam Hobkinson and Havana Marking that investigates the theft of over $3 billion from Malaysian government fund 1MDB. The scandal implicated several public figures, such as the former prime minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak, his stepson, Riza Aziz, and missing fugitive Jho Low. The film premiered at the 2018 DOC NYC. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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