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Meryl Streep stars as Ellen Martin in The Laundromat, a film based on the Panama Papers (photo courtesy ICIJ)

The Laundromat based on the Panama Papers is set for its world premiere at the upcoming Venice International Film Festival.

The Laundromat will premiere on September 1 at the prestigious Italian festival, ranked beside Cannes and Berlin among the ‘Big Three’ in the world.

Gary Oldman, left, as Jürgen Mossack and Antonio Banderas as Ramon Fonseca in The Laundromat, a film based on the Panama Papers (Photo courtesy ICIJ)

Laundromat ‘s A-List cast includes Meryl Streep, Antonio Banderas, Melissa Rauch, Gary Oldman, Sharon Stone and David Schwimmer

“The Laundromat, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Steven Soderbergh for Netflix, is based on the Panama Papers that exposed the rogue offshore finance industry. A global investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and more than 100 global media partners got together to expose the illicit offshore finance industry.”

Click here for ICIJ report on The Laundromat by Zshekinah Collier