It’s about a ruthless, charismatic European business tycoon …
The Phoenician Scheme is the story of Zsa-zsa Korda (Benicio del Toro), a character inspired by audacious, globetrotting capitalists and business magnates – he is an instantly iconic anti-hero. He has nine sons and one daughter, Liesel, a devoted art collector and lover of nature. He is dogged by accusations of profiteering, tax dodging, price fixing, bribery and, worse, is pursued by a clandestine bureaucratic government mission to monitor (and disrupt) his enterprise. But much to their chagrin, Korda seems unkillable.
