Team Spirit (film) him in the middle office. This "Secretariat" has the task of accounting for orders placed by traders to the legendary trading floor. The young Jerome Kerviel will learn fast, very fast ... Team Spirit (film) Team Spirit () is a 2016 French drama film directed by Christophe Barratier. Based on the true life story of Jérôme Kerviel, a French trader who was convicted in the 2008 Société Générale trading loss for breach of trust, forgery and unauthorized use of the bank's computers, resulting in losses valued at €4.9 billion. Kerviel was born in 1977 in a small fishing town in
Jérôme Kerviel experts have expressed skepticism of the bank's account, saying that a pattern of closing out trades within the three-day cycle alleged could not be accomplished given the immense sums involved. Kerviel is not thought to have profited personally from the suspicious trades. Prosecutors say Kerviel has been cooperative with the investigation, and has told them his actions were also practiced by other traders in the company. Kerviel admits to exceeding his credit limits, but claims he was working to increase bank profits. He told authorities that the bank was happy with his previous year's performance, and was expecting to be