Pay a tax, get it refunded twice, and claim it's legal: that's a Cum-Ex deal. Young lawyer Sven Lebert and his boss Dr. Bernd Hausner expand this scheme to private investors in Germany, developing a global network of banks, lawyers, and investors that steal billions from European citizens. In Denmark, tax officials Inger Brøgger and Niels Jensen watch helplessly as state funds vanish, with little support from bankers or politicians. When Niels faces financial struggles and personal pressures, he loses his moral compass and joins the scheme. In Germany, District Attorney Lena Birkwald uncovers the massive fraud and faces fierce resistance from banks and politicians. Determined to prevent the usual outcome – where minor players are caught while the masterminds walk free – she fights tirelessly to bring those truly responsible to justice.

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Festivals

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Berlin International Film Festival 2025, nomination Panorama, Germany

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Starring: Justus von Dohnányi, Nils Strunk, Lisa Wagner, Karen-Lise Mynster, David Dencik, Dia Jovanovic,

Waj Ali, Fabian Hinrichs, Lars Brygmann, Stefanie Reinsperger, Philippe Graber and many more

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Creator: Jan Schomburg

Director: Dustin Loose, Kaspar Munk
Executive Producer: Jan Schomburg, Michael Polle, Mariella Santibáñez, Ole Søndberg, Rikke Lassen, 

Louise Kruse, Katharina Kremling, Simone Emmelius, Morten Egholm, Henriette Marienlund

Co-Producer: Jakob Pochlatko, Dieter Pochlatko

Headwriter: Jan Schomburg

Screenwriter: Jan Schomburg, Astrid Øye, Pål Sletaune 

Cinematographer: Clemens Baumeister, Laust Trier Mørk

Production Silke Fischer

Costume: Esther Walz

Make Up: Andrea Allroggen

Editor: Anna Nekarda, Claus Wehlisch, Jacob Thuesen

Music: Markus Kienzl

 

Production company: X Filme Creative Pool, True Content 

In coproduction with: EPO-Film

Broadcasters: ZDF, DR

In cooperation with: BETA Film

Funded by: FISAplus, German Motion Picture Fund, The European Union, 

Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Croatian Audiovisual Center

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Production: GER/DK/AUT 2025

Runtime: 8 x 45 minutes

Genre: Drama Series

Format: 16:9 | 25p

Language: German, Danish, English 

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