A pair of high-frequency traders go up against their old boss in an effort to make millions in a fiber-optic cable deal.
Acting
Skarsgård's balding, paunchy anxiety-ridden performance is unhinged.
Cinematography
Straight fiber-optic lines mirror characters' moral rigidity.
Direction
Nguyen makes digging ditches feel like heist tension.
Director
Kim Nguyen
Jesse Eisenberg
Vincent Zaleski
Alexander Skarsgård
Anton Zaleski
Salma Hayek Pinault
Eva Torres
Michael Mando
Mark Vega
Johan Heldenbergh
Amish Elder
Ayisha Issa
Ophelia Troller
Kaniehtiio Horn
Barbara Lehman
Mark Slacke
Tasso Casilieris
Sarah Goldberg
Mascha
Frank Schorpion
Bryan Taylor
Kwasi Songui
Ray
Conrad Pla
Agent Santana
Julian Bailey
Elliot
Jessica Greco
Dr. Bloom
Bruce Dinsmore
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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Skarsgård spent months learning C++ and practicing nervous tics; Eisenberg actually operated excavation equipment.
The 1-millisecond advantage they chase was real — Spread Networks built the actual fiber route depicted, costing $300 million.
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This film, I believe, is far, far, underrated. It was funny, intense, never cliché and, oddly enough, the technical details didn’t make me slap my face. Much better than the shallow and unrealistic production-line action films that make millions these days!
@georgipartsalev6193 19
Wow I just watched the whole movie in this trailer
@catshightide 186
This video has more views than the movie has box office.
@Enraged. 10
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