OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY

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.
Festivals
Berlin International Film Festival 2025, nomination Panorama, Germany
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
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
Production: GER/DK/AUT 2025
Runtime: 8 x 45 minutes
Genre: Drama Series
Format: 16:9 | 25p
Language: German, Danish, English


