Description |
1 online resource (90 minutes) |
Summary |
An insightful documentary on the professed HSBC whistleblower Herve Falciani and the global controversy over banking privacy and international tax regulations of the last decade. In 2008, the former employee of HSBC stole over 300,000 bank accounts and distributed them to tax authorities worldwide - the biggest leak of secret bank accounts ever. Falciani's list hit the international financial sector like a bomb and changed the course of history |
Notes |
Title from resource description page (viewed June 29, 2020) |
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Originally released as a documentary motion picture in 2015 |
Credits |
Producers, Christian Beetz, Carles Brugueras ; executive producer, Bettina Walter ; editor, Barbara Toennieshen ; director of photography, Gerardo Milsztein ; music, Paul Eisenach |
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In English, French, German, Greek, and Spanish, with English subtitles |
Subject |
Falciani, Hervé, 1972-
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SUBJECT |
Falciani, Hervé, 1972- fast (OCoLC)fst01953380 |
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HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) S.A.
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SUBJECT |
HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) S.A. fast (OCoLC)fst01979631 |
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Tax evasion.
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Tax havens.
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Underpayment of taxes.
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Banks and banking -- Corrupt practices -- Switzerland
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Investments, Foreign -- Taxation.
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Investments, Foreign -- Law and legislation -- Switzerland
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Leaks (Disclosure of information)
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Whistle blowing.
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Banks and banking -- Corrupt practices
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Investments, Foreign -- Law and legislation
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Investments, Foreign -- Taxation
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Leaks (Disclosure of information)
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Tax evasion
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Tax havens
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Underpayment of taxes
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Whistle blowing
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Switzerland
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Genre/Form |
Documentary films
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Feature films
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Nonfiction films
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Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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Documentaires.
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Films autres que de fiction.
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Form |
Streaming video
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Author |
Lewis, Ben, 1966- director, screenwriter.
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Brugueras, Carles, producer
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Walter, Bettina, producer
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Beetz, Christian, producer
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Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion, production company.
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Polar Star Films, production company.
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Autlook Filmsales, film distributor.
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