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Falciani’s Tax Bomb

The investigative documentary-thriller „Falciani’s Tax Bomb“ covers the events around the enigmatic bank whistle-blower Hervé Falciani. The highly sensible client data he stole from HSBC lead to the biggest banking scandal of history, which is why many consider him to be the Edward Snowden of the banking sector.

Year

2015

Length

52/90 min

Director

Ben Lewis

Synopsis

Tax fraud is one of the most pressing issues of our time. Undeclared offshore accounts cause an estimated worldwide loss of tax income of yearly over 250 billion euros.

The investigative documentary-thriller „Falciani’s Tax Bomb“ covers the events around the enigmatic bank whistle-blower Hervé Falciani. The highly sensible client data he stole from HSBC lead to the biggest banking scandal of history, which is why many consider him to be the Edward Snowden of the banking sector. The HSBC leak hit the international finance sector like a bomb and uncovered massive tax fraud strategies exceeding billions of Euros – as analyzed by Swiss Leaks, an initiative of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). Hervé Falciani’s actions fuelled the debate between financial experts and politicians concerning the legitimization of tax havens. The Swiss authorities still have an arrest warrant on him.

Credits

Written and directed by
Ben Lewis

Director of Photography
Gerardo Milsztein

Sound Recordist & DIT
Falco Seliger

Editors
Barbara Toennieshen, Julia Wiedwald

Assistant Editors
Jessica Rudolph, Leonard Israel

Story Telling
David Bernet

Commentary
Kerstin Meyer-Beetz

Music
Paul Eisenach

Animations
Joan Ferrer, Marc Vila

Line Producer
Kathrin Isberner

Production Managers
Nick Pastucha, Marieke van den Bersselaar, Susanne Heinz

Production Assistant
Anique Roelfsema

Executive Producer
Bettina Walter

Junior Producer
Céline Deligny, Lea-Marie Körner

Co-Producer
Carles Brugueras

Producer
Christian Beetz

Commissioning Editor SWR: Gudrun Hanke-El Ghomri
Commissioning Editor ARD: Kai Henkel
Commissioning Editor TVE: Andrés Luque
Commissioning Editor TVC: Joan Salvat
Commissioning Editor RTS: Laurent Huguenin-Elie,
Gaspard Lamunière, Irene Challand
Commissioning Editor SRF: Michèle Sauvain

In co-production with
Polar Star Films and SWR/ARD, TVE, TVC, RTS, SRF

In association with
Arte, DR, SVT, YLE
Supported by NRW Filmstiftung, Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme of the European Union,
ICEC Institut Català de les Empreses Culturals