‘Of Money And Blood’: Xavier Giannoli Takes Director-Driven Approach To Debut TV Project That Launched At Venice
deadline.comWelcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s strand in which, each fortnight, we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories.
The industry is as globalized as it’s ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track.
So we’re going to do the hard work for you. This week we head to the Venice Film Festival to check out French director Xavier Giannoli’s international crime thriller Of Money and Blood, which world premiered in its official selection on August 31 to a buzzy reception. Name: Of Money and BloodCountry: FranceNetwork: Canal+Distributor: StudiocanalWhere can I watch: Canal+ in France from OctoberFor fans of: Michael Mann’s The Insider, Martin Scorsese’s Wall Street, Oliver Stone’s JFK, Steven Soderbergh’s Traffic French writer-director Xavier Giannoli’s 12-part crime thriller Of Money and Blood is liberally adapted from investigative journalist Fabrice Arfi’s 2018 eponymous book, which explored a notorious multibillion carbon tax fraud that generated headlines in 2009.
The series world-premiered to favorable first reviews in the opening week of the Venice Film Festival, as one of two TV shows playing Out Of Competition alongside Bosnian’s I Know Your Soul.
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