故事改編自1960年代,兩位美國非裔企業家的真人真事。Bernard Garrett (安東尼麥奇 飾) 和 Joe Morris (森姆積遜 飾)為了應付當時地產和銀行界對黑人的種族歧視政策,並幫助其他黑人追逐美國夢,聘用了藍領出身的白人Matt Steiner (尼古拉斯侯特 飾),訓練他扮作公司代表出面與白人洽商。他們的成功引起了聯邦政府的注意,足以動搖他們的基業。
Donald Silverthorne: Could you tell me how a bank works in three sentences? Matt Steiner: A bakery makes a profit by selling bread for more than it cost to make. A bank makes a profit by selling loans for more than it costs to get the money needed to make those loans. Basically, a bank gets money from depositors at 3% and loans it out at five. Donald Silverthorne: Wow. That actually was three sentences.
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