[16] Odie Herderson of RogerEbert.com gave the movie two stars out of four, commenting "Though Nguyen is the only credited writer here, “The Hummingbird Project” feels like one of those movies where nine different people contributed to the proceedings without reading what anybody else wrote. McKay Brothers and Tradeworx began providing microwave radio service in 2012. Anton is hard at work trying to shave 1 millisecond off the time it takes to front-run orders to NYC. It's a shame because the acting is quite good here, especially an against-type Skarsgård. His Anton is rather complex and he gets one hell of a celebratory dance sequence. The film opens as stockbroker Vincent Zaleski pitches Bryan Taylor on investing in a fiberoptic cable from Kansas electronic exchange to the New York Stock Exchange in order to front run orders in a new high-frequency trading (HFT) operation. Soon enough, Anton and Vincent quit, making Eva furious. Powered by JustWatch What a strange bird this movie is. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. The Hummingbird Project grossed $371,784 in the United States and Canada,[13] and $527,253 in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $899,037. In May 2017, it was announced Jesse Eisenberg and Alexander Skarsgård had joined the cast of the film, with Kim Nguyen directing from a screenplay he wrote. As the geological, financial and personal barriers the cousins face grow increasingly absurd, the movie works up a satisfying sweat". News: Adler . [17], Ben Kenigsberg of The New York Times added "“The Hummingbird Project” may be too committed to its popcorn mechanics to double as a truly brainy exposé, but it pays other dividends. [11] It had a limited release in the United States on March 15, 2019. —A. As Vincent undergoes chemotherapy, Anton reveals his next idea for HFT involves neutrino messaging, and it could cut the time from Kansas City to NYC down to as little as 9 milliseconds. While in jail, a software bug that Anton had planted in Eva's firm is unleashed, causing a 20 millisecond slowdown in trades, rendering her microwaves useless. It stars Jesse Eisenberg, Alexander Skarsgård, Salma Hayek, and Michael Mando. "[14] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 58 out of 100, based on 26 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The Hummingbird Project is a 2018 Canadian-Belgian drama thriller film about high-frequency trading and ultra-low latency direct market access, written and directed by Kim Nguyen produced by Pierre Even at Item 7. Experience special sneak peeks of your favorite shows, exclusive video and more. Eisenberg adds unexpected shades of humanity to his lizard persona from “The Social Network,” while a bald, unrecognizable Skarsgard pulls off the difficult feat of being sympathetically antisocial as a coder driven batty by his work. Eva also takes revenge on Anton by having him arrested by the FBI for stock market fraud by using stolen property in the form of the software that he wrote for her company. The communication systems portrayed in the film do exist. I was ready to check out once we got to the major grab for sympathy (complete with hospital visit) that closes out the film. Any deviation in the shape of the tunnel will create delays in the trade. It has his twitch, but with a heart, the idea he is the smartest man in the room, but doesn't want people to know it".[19]. Actor Jesse Eisenberg joins \"Closing Bell\" to discuss his latest movie, 'The Hummingbird Project,' centered around high-frequency trading.» Subscribe to CNBC: http://cnb.cx/SubscribeCNBC About CNBC: From 'Wall Street' to 'Main Street' to award winning original documentaries and Reality TV series, CNBC has you covered. Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2020, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Meanwhile, Vincent and his cousin Anton Zaleski are still employed by Eva Torres, where Anton programs trading software. As Vincent struggles with everything from acquiring land, being diagnosed with cancer, and broken drill bits, Eva manages to finish her microwave towers first, and begins front-running the market. Cookie policy. Eva is also working on several ideas for HFT. Connect with CNBC News Online Get the latest news: http://www.cnbc.com/ Find CNBC News on Facebook: http://cnb.cx/LikeCNBC Follow CNBC News on Twitter: http://cnb.cx/FollowCNBC Follow CNBC News on Google+: http://cnb.cx/PlusCNBC Follow CNBC News on Instagram: http://cnb.cx/InstagramCNBC #CNBC [6] [7]. The Hummingbird Project (2018) Plot. Taylor buys into the idea. She insists that any code Anton created for her firm belongs to it, and even the thoughts in his head might be proprietary. Jerry Adler (journalist) . I identified with his little boogie-woogie; finally someone put onscreen what it feels like when your code does what it's supposed to do". The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2018,[8] and was the opening gala at the Vancouver International Film Festival later that month. Pierre Even served as a producer on the film, while Brian Kavanaugh-Jones and Fred Berger served as executive producers, under their Item 7, Automatik and HanWay Films banners, respectively. It stars Jesse Eisenberg, Alexander Skarsgård, Salma Hayek, and Michael Mando. It had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2018. She drops the charges against Anton. Jerry . In this modern epic, Kim Nguyen exposes the ruthless edge of our increasingly digital world. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "The Hummingbird Project". Vincent has hired Mark Vega to oversee the building of the fiberoptic cable tunnel. [3] In September 2017, Salma Hayek joined the cast,[4] followed in October 2017 by Michael Mando. [15] Mike McCahill of The Guardian gave the film two stars out of five, stating "We get intriguing ideas, images and locations, and enough closeups of excavation equipment to enrapture plant-hire enthusiasts. The Hummingbird Project is a 2018 Canadian-Belgian drama thriller film about high-frequency trading and ultra-low latency direct market access, written and directed by Kim Nguyen produced by Pierre Even at Item 7. Eva finds an NYU student who has written a paper about microwave pulses to effect HFT. [5], Principal photography began in Quebec in November 2017. A pair of high-frequency traders go up against their old boss in an effort to make millions in a fiber-optic cable deal. Vincent occasionally helps Mark purchase or lease the rights to land in order to make the cable as straight as possible. Showing all 5 items Jump to: Summaries (5) Summaries. [18] Jonathan Dean of GQ noted " But in its own way, the film winds up as Margin Call meets Glengarry Glen Ross meets, yes, The Social Network. It was released in the United States on March 15, 2019, by The Orchard and was released on March 22, 2019 in Canada by Elevation Pictures. And by harking back to the latter, the director has the Eisenberg we fell for. It stars Jesse Eisenberg, Alexander Skarsgård, Salma Hayek, and Michael Mando. [12] Spread Networks activated their essentially straight fiber-optic cable in 2010 saving approximately 175 miles over the existing route from Chicago to New York, and their journey is depicted in Michael Lewis's book Flash Boys. The title “The Hummingbird Project” refers to the millisecond it takes for a hummingbird’s wing to beat one time, I think. Even when the storytelling in The Hummingbird Project falls flat, as it does for much of the first and second acts of the film, Vincent and Anton work as foils of one another to maintain a second–order conflict that in some ways supersedes the tension of the main plot. She hires him, and starts the process of building a series of towers to make trades with microwaves. 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The website's critical consensus reads, "Smart and well-acted, The Hummingbird Project marks a flawed yet undeniably intriguing addition to writer-director Kim Nguyen's filmography.

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