New 1MDB documentary ‘Man on the Run’ about Jho Low, featuring Najib Razak, to hit US big screens in Sept (VIDEO)
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 — A new documentary that purports to tell the “definitive” story of fugitive Malaysian Jho Low, the man many believe to be the mastermind behind the world’s biggest financial theft, is set for cinematic release in the US next month.
Titled Man on the Run, the latest show about what is believed to be the world’s biggest money laundering scandal involving billions of dollars misappropriated from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) is scheduled to be open in New York on September 22 and in Los Angeles on September 29, The Hollywood Reporter reported yesterday.
The documentary is produced by The Smoking Section in association with Evergreen Media, and is directed by Cassius Michael Kim who worked on ABC News programme Nightline before making a name with a CNN Original Series titled The Wonder List with Bill Weir.
According to the entertainment news portal, the documentary will feature exclusive interviews with FBI agents Charles W. O’Neal and David Smith, who were key in building the US case against 1MDB, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim before he became prime minister, as well as the last filmed interview with former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak “before he was sent to prison for his involvement in the scandal” where he was asked “Where do think Jho Low is?”
The Hollywood Reporter, which viewed snippets of the documentary, said the documentary has interviewees explaining Low — full name Low Taek Jho — would use money said to be from the sovereign Malaysian investment fund to get close to celebrities like Leonardo DiCaprio, Paris Hilton and Jamie Foxx.
Trailers of the documentary are now available on video-sharing sites Vimeo and YouTube.
