With Cannes sales season in full swing, plenty of exciting projects are being announced, including The Man Who Stole Portugal, here’s what we know:

What’s The Man Who Stole Portugal about?

The premise for the upcoming project sets it up as a dark comedy about one of the most scandalous financial fraud cases of the 20th century. Our protagonist is a self-made intellectual who loves turning impossible situations into bountiful opportunities. We meet him at a stage in his life where his talents aren’t recognised, but he doesn’t let that stop him from pursuing his idea of a good life for his wife and family. He hustles his way into the Bank of Portugal, ready to tell the biggest bluff of his life, and one of the biggest bluffs in history.

Who’s in it?

The film’s cast includes James Nelson Joyce (A Thousand Blows), Richard E. Grant (Game of Thrones), Dominic West (The Wire), Emily Fairn (House of Guinness), Joel Fry (Our Flag Means Death), Herbert Nordrum (The Worst Person in The World), Kim Bodnia (Killing Eve) and Nia Towle (Rings of Power).

Who’s behind it?

Thomas Napper (Jawbone) is set to direct the project, written by Richard Galazka (The Toll Road). It’s based upon the titular true crime book by Murray Teigh Bloom.

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