The documentary about Leonardo Cositorto, in prison as the alleged perpetrator of a Ponzi scheme scam, will be released on Netflix on May 23.
It was made in Argentina and has the testimony of the alleged creator of the largest pyramid scam in Latin America. Other members of the organization, journalists who closely followed the case and victims of Generation Zoe participate in the production.
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In the last few hours, a trailer was released with the corresponding synopsis. “In a world in which the pandemic wreaked havoc, where everything is frustration and uncertainty, a man comes to revolutionize people’s pockets and conscience with a project that involves educational training, the financial universe, and spiritual development” .
The documentary focuses on the figure of Cositorto, detained since 2022 in the Bouwer prison. He also has charges and arrest warrants in Corrientes, Salta and Rosario and is being investigated in other jurisdictions.
“The Seller of Illusions” is a production by Anima Films and is directed by Matías Gueilburt and with Sebastián Gamba and Julián Rousso as producers, who have already worked together on other Netflix films.
Among them Los Ladrones: The true story of the robbery of the century and Vilas: You will be what you should be or you will be nothing, which join the catalog of Argentine documentaries such as ARA San Juan: The submarine that disappeared; The photographer and the postman: The crime of Cabezas; Fangio, the man who tamed the machines; Carmel: Who killed María Marta? and Nisman: The prosecutor, the president and the spy.
