Berlinale Series: German Drama 'Bad Banks'

The German series Bad Banks takes a close look at a young, talented, and very ambitious woman. She leads the viewer deep into the unscrupulous, profit-hungry world of finance. Her working life in Frankfurt and Luxembourg is ruled by the forces of greed, egotism, the pressure to succeed, and machismo. Bad Banks

Germany / Luxembourg

Director: Christian Schwochow (Paula)

Head writer: Oliver Kienle (Four Hands) based on a concept by Lisa Blumenberg

With Paula Beer, Barry Atsma, Désirée Nosbusch, Albrecht Schuch, Mai Duong Kieu, Marc Limpach, Tobias Moretti

Broadcaster: ZDF, ARTE

World premiere