A forged 500-franc note is cynically passed from person to person and shop to shop, until it falls into the hands of a genuine innocent who doesn't see it for what it is - which will have devastating consequences on his life, causing him to turn to crime and murder.
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In this poster, the thin strokes of the line drawing portray the simple concept of money, the hands are drawn as they are an important element in the movie, and these hands are intertwined to further stress on the idea that a simple thing that is used everyday has become complex and twisted expressing the complication at the end of the movie.
