The Wolf of Wall Street

Based on the memoirs of former stockbroker Jordan Belfort, The Wolf of Wall Street tells the meteoric rise and scandalous fall of one of the most controversial figures in the financial world of the 1990s. This story, brought to the screen by Martin Scorsese, offers an unfiltered look at the excess, greed, and corruption that defined a golden era on Wall Street, marked by recklessness and impunity.

Jordan Belfort, a young man with fierce ambition and a natural talent for sales, begins his career on the New York Stock Exchange during a period of great economic prosperity. He quickly realizes that the fastest path to wealth isn’t always the most ethical. By founding his own firm, Stratton Oakmont, he manages to amass a multimillion-dollar fortune through market manipulation and the sale of worthless stocks, in a fraudulent scheme that impacts thousands of investors.

The story becomes a chronicle of excess: endless parties, rampant drug use, extravagant luxury, and a lifestyle seemingly free of consequences. However, this facade starts to crumble when the FBI and other government agencies launch an investigation into financial fraud, money laundering, and ties to organized crime. Faced with justice, Belfort refuses to cooperate, triggering a legal battle that reveals the deep flaws in the American financial system.