A small, but outstanding movie shot by people, very offended with the banks.
A film about Robin Hood of a Computer Era.
The mathematics genius Jim Doyle works out a fantastic formula, using which it will be possible to calculate approaching market collapse.
Jim's work is interesting for unscrupulous businessmen from the Centabank headed by Mister O'Reily. He proposes to a young scientist all thinkable and unthinkable possibilities for the speedy completion of the calculations: unlimited financial resources, access to the central computer...
A clear, intelligible, promising theory of Jim enkindles O'Reily to the highest degree. He starts unscrupulous dealerships in order to get a maximum effect promised by Jim.
Nevertheless O'Reily isn't a greenhorn and dilettante and not in vain charming Michelle, which Jim adores very much, tries to get any information about this guy, who is he and where is he from...
It's one of the Wenham's films that, in actor's opinion, determined his career.
Besides a great moral satisfaction from the work on this material, "The Bank" opened wide for David the door to Australian movie industry, heretofore only being half opened...
Cast:
David Wenham ...Jim Doyle
Anthony LaPaglia ...Simon O'Reily
Sibylla Budd ...Michelle Roberts
Steve Rodgers ...Wayne Davis
Mitchell Butel ...Stephen
Mandy McElhinney ...Diane Davis
Greg Stone ...Vincent
Kazuhiro Muroyama ...Toshio
Andrew Bayly ...Mr. Johnson
Thomas Blackburne ...Young Jim
and the others...
2001