In the stock exchange world, financial outcomes can be measured in milliseconds. Being able to transmit data over a network just one millisecond faster can give an advantage worth millions of dollars.
Telecommunications may not sound like a subject of your average Hollywood film, but The Hummingbird Project is an incredible story about an ambitious project that seems impossible to complete. With financial backing from an investor, two cousins set out to run an optical fiber network cable from Kansas to New Jersey, aiming to reduce round-trip data transfer between sites down to 16 milliseconds.
The Hummingbird Project revolves around technology, but the screenplay is so well-written that you understand enough to follow the plot. More importantly, the story is profoundly human and sometimes even comical.
Jesse Eisenberg and Alexander Skarsgård play the cousins, while Salma Hayek plays their former boss, who later becomes their competitor. I love Salma Hayek in The Hummingbird Project. I've usually seen her in action films, and to see her in a serious, powerful role in this movie is a joy to watch.
The Hummingbird Project shows a world we rarely see and talk about, yet we rely on telecommunications every day. The movie is technically related, but you don't have to be technical to understand and appreciate the film. The Hummingbird Project is refreshingly different, excellently well-directed, and a 100% movie gem.
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