NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (AP) – Netflix has released a film based on the so-called “Panama papers” despite an attempt by two lawyers to stop the streaming premiere.

“The Laundromat,” starring Gary Oldman, Antonio Banderas and Meryl Streep, debuted Friday on Netflix after a limited release in theaters.

Two Panamanian lawyers, Jargen Mossack and Ramon Fonseca, have filed a lawsuit in Connecticut Federal court against Netflix (NFLX), saying the film defames them and could prejudice criminal cases against them. Netflix called the lawsuit a “frivolous legal stunt” aimed at censoring free speech.

The “Panama papers” were more than 11 million documents leaked from the firm of two lawyers that shed light on how the rich hide their money.

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