Gold (2016) May 2026

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

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

: 2016 saw a notable "rally" in gold prices driven by global financial instability and market volatility. Screenwriter At The Movies: 'Gold' (2016) - Phil Parker : A popular Japanese animated fantasy adventure film

: In real life, the gold samples were "salted" (mixed with outside gold dust) to deceive investors into thinking the Indonesian mine was lucrative. Critical Reception the founder of Bre-X.

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.