Eric Cantona as a mysterious barroom philosopher in independent British film "Jack Says", released to DVD in September 2008. He co-starred as director Thierry Grimandi in "French Film" (2009), and is co-producer and a lead actor in Ken Loach's Palme D'or nominated film "Looking for Eric" (2009). He stars as The Corsican in the Danish western "The Salvation", which premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival on 17 May 2014. Cantona has frequently appeared in commercials for the sportswear company Nike. In 1996, he was the central figure in a Nike commercial titled "Good vs Evil" in a gladiatorial game set in
The International (2009 film) The International (2009 film) The International is a 2009 political thriller film directed by Tom Tykwer. The film follows an Interpol agent and an American district attorney who investigate corruption within the IBBC, a fictional merchant bank based in Luxembourg. It serves organized crime and corrupt governments as a banker and as an arms broker. The bank's ruthless managers assassinate potential threats including their own employees. Inspired by the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) scandal of the 1980s, the film's script, written by Eric Warren Singer, raises concerns about how global finance affects international politics across the world.