The Money Maker

During the immediate postwar years in France, a Polish refugee named Jan Bojarski quietly builds a second life around a secret garden shed workshop. He discovers an almost uncanny ability to print counterfeit money that looks so convincing it could fool even seasoned inspectors. For over a decade and a half his doubles life stays hidden from his wife and children, and his skilled forgeries begin to outshine the real notes issued by the Banque de France. A quiet domestic life masks a craft, selling notes to circles that barely blink at the deception. A French detective named Commissaire Mattei fixes his sights on the legend of the man behind money, turning their pursuit into a cat and mouse duel.

Directed by Jean-Paul Salomé and built from Bastien Daret's script, The Money Maker anchors its noir pressure in a vividly reconstructed postwar France. Reda Kateb leads as Bojarski, with Sara Giraudeau, Bastien Bouillon and Quentin Dolmaire in key roles today.

Box office data for The Money Maker has not been disclosed yet and there are no publicly available numbers to gauge its commercial performance in theaters or streaming, making early audience feedback the most visible measurement in various territories worldwide.

Early reception carries a score on the platform, with a vote average around 7 from an audience, signaling interest. Critics praise the tight pacing and period texture, while noting the dilemma of authenticity versus imitation. The film probes authenticity and dual loyalty in France, tracing obsession and price families pay.

As of now there are no announced major awards nominations for The Money Maker, but the film's period atmosphere and strong cast could appeal to festival programmers and critics, inviting discussion about memory, crime, and the ethics of counterfeit economies in postwar France, and spark conversations beyond cinema and memory.