About The Hummingbird Project

The Hummingbird Project, released in 2019, is a thrilling drama film written and directed by Kim Nguyen. The film primarily explores the high-stakes world of high-frequency trading and the relentless pursuit of the ultimate win. It centres around two cousins from New York, Vincent and Anton Zaleski who dream of building a fiber-optic cable straight between Kansas and New Jersey to gain a millisecond advantage at the stock market.

Making / Production

The film was produced by Pierre Even and its production companies include Item 7, Belga Productions, and HanWay Films. Director Kim Nguyen gathered a versatile team, which resulted in a captivating depiction of the ambitious and ruthlessly competitive world of high-frequency trading.

Actors

• Jesse Eisenberg plays Vincent Zaleski, Vincent is a high strung, fast-talking wheeler-dealer with big dreams of outsmarting the system to make millions.
• Alexander Skarsgård plays Anton Zaleski, Anton is gifted mind in coding and algorithms, he is the brain behind Vincent's plan.
• Salma Hayek plays Eva Torres, Eva is their former boss and a tough, intelligent trader who is a formidable adversary.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• The title of the film, The Hummingbird Project, represents the speed at which a hummingbird's wings flaps, which is extremely fast, just like their plan.
• Alexander Skarsgård had to shave his head to portray the balding Anton Zaleski.

Quotes

• “It's not about making money. It's about taking money. Destroying the system because it's destroying us.” - Vincent Zaleski
• "We can't let her beat us. I am going to tear you down, Eva Torres." - Vincent Zaleski

Music, Soundtrack

• The original score and music for The Hummingbird Project are composed by Yves Gourmeur.
• The soundtrack includes notable songs like Prediction by Max Richter and Money by Ramin Djawadi.