FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL
The Money Maker
A gifted Polish engineer fleeing WWII reinvents himself in France, first forging identities to survive, then building a secret empire of counterfeit currency — a double life that draws the attention of a relentless detective.
Director
Jean-Paul Salomé (The Godmother)
CAST
Reda Kateb • Sara Giraudeau • Bastien Bouillon • Pierre Lottin • Quentin Dolmaire
RATING
VA
RUNTIME
2h 09m
COUNTRY
France, Belgium
GENRE
Drama, Historical, Thriller
LANGUAGE
French (Eng Subs)
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The Money Maker
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FILM NOTES
A gripping true story of ingenuity, secrecy, and the cost of living unseen.
Drawn from the remarkable true story of Jan Bojarski, The Money Maker traces the quiet rise of a man whose brilliance is both his salvation and his undoing. Jean-Paul Salomé frames the narrative with precision, following Bojarski from wartime survival to an almost obsessive pursuit of perfection, where the act of creation becomes inseparable from deception. What begins as necessity gradually evolves into something far more complex — a life lived in the margins, sustained by secrecy and control.
At the centre is Reda Kateb, delivering a measured, internal performance that captures both the intellect and isolation of a man who exists in plain sight yet remains unknowable. The film unfolds like a slow-burning duel, with tension building not through spectacle, but through detail, patience, and the inevitable pull of consequence. It’s a story of craft, identity, and the fragile line between survival and self-destruction.