Movie

Federal Bank Heist

2011 · 101 min

A tense, sprawling true-crime procedural that balances audacious heist thrills with a cynical, melancholic look at greed and betrayal.

Overview: "The Baron" wanted to commit the perfect heist involving 3 tons of money and no violence. For this he would need the right people willing to get 1 million dollars to take part in this job. Based on true events, in 2005, 168,000,000 Brazilian Real (almost 80,000,000 US dollars) were stolen from a Brazilian Central Bank (Federal Reserve), making it the biggest peace-time robbery in history. It was perhaps the most audacious bank heist ever.
How it feels: Tense, cynical, melancholic and absurd. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, greed, betrayal, corruption
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
greed
betrayal
corruption
loyalty
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild