MONEY
Stage Of Production: Concept
Production Countries: Estonia, Portugal, Finland, Germany
Director: Doris Tääker
Tagline:
A woman, Kessu Org, a former financial inspector and a computer wizard, puts her life on the line and unravels an international criminal scheme of how, during wartime in Ukraine, big Western companies do illicit business with Russia.
Synopsis:
An international spy thriller about the power of money, treachery, corruption and fraud. While bloody war rages in Ukraine, a secret war is fought in European banks. The series delves into the international universe of banking and money laundering, into the heart of corruption where murder is just a part of everyday business. It is 2024, and the European business avenues are closed to Russia. All democratic institutions seemingly refuse to deal with the criminal country. But money never sleeps, as they say, and everyone has their price.
Russia needs to channel its money to European targets and its agents desperately seek legitimate ways to operate. A newly-founded clandestine EU unit fights a shadow war, from Estonia to Cyprus and from Paris to Sweden. In this cynical game, fair play is not an option. Kessu (30) an Estonian retired high-end financial intelligence agent is recruited to infiltrate Swedish bank suspected in laundering Russian money and soon she finds herself fighting in the frontlines of a secret war. He adversary and her former lover is Andres (40), a charming banker, seducer, political influencer par excellence, and a killer.
Representatives:
Anu Veermäe-Kaldra (Producer)
Eva-Kristina Mill (producer)