Gold (2016) File

Although the film changes names and locations (moving the company from Canada to the U.S.), it draws directly from the Bre-X Minerals scandal : is based on David Walsh, the founder of Bre-X.

: While set in Indonesia, touchy political conditions led the production to film jungle scenes in Thailand . Gold (2016)

: Matthew McConaughey, Édgar Ramírez, Bryce Dallas Howard, Corey Stoll, Toby Kebbell, and Craig T. Nelson. Although the film changes names and locations (moving

The film follows (McConaughey), a struggling prospector and dreamer desperate for a lucky break to save his family business, Washoe Mining. He teams up with a similarly ambitious geologist, Michael Acosta (Edgar Ramírez), to find gold in the uncharted jungles of Indonesia . Nelson

: For the role, McConaughey gained 45 pounds, shaved his head to appear balding, and wore prosthetic crooked teeth.

: A popular Japanese animated fantasy adventure film released the same year.