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The film addresses real themes of high-frequency trading (HFT) and ultra-low latency direct market access, drawing inspiration from technologies that actually exist.

The plot is based on real communication systems: Spread Networks activated in 2010 an almost straight fiber optic cable that saved approximately 282 km on the route between Chicago and New York, a story depicted in Michael Lewis's book Flash Boys.

The companies McKay Brothers and Tradeworx began offering microwave transmission services in 2012, a technology also depicted in the film through the character played by Salma Hayek.

Jesse Eisenberg and Alexander Skarsgård joined the cast in May 2017, followed by Salma Hayek in September 2017 and Michael Mando in October 2017.

Principal filming began in Quebec in November 2017.

Alexander Skarsgård appears bald and unrecognizable in the film, playing a programmer in a role praised by critics, including for a celebratory dance sequence.

The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2018, and was the opening gala of the Vancouver International Film Festival in the same month.

Despite the heavy-weight cast, the film had modest box office results, earning just under 900 thousand dollars worldwide.