This Wednesday, “The Final Heist” hits theaters, and to mark the occasion, we invite you to try your hand at our quiz by identifying the titles of these eight classic bank heist scenes from movies!
Among the various film releases this Wednesday, May 28, you’ll find Reda Kateb starring in the French-Danish thriller “The Final Heist”. Directed by Frederik Louis Hviid, the film follows a group of seasoned robbers as they meticulously plan a major heist. It’s intended to be quick, violent, flawless, and leave no trace. However, a single mistake changes everything, forcing them to abandon everything and vanish.
The heist movie has evolved into a genre of its own over the decades, with classics such as Sydney Lumet’s “Dog Day Afternoon”, Michael Mann’s “Heat”, and Steven Soderbergh’s successful “Ocean’s” franchise. And it’s precisely bank heist scenes that we feature in our quiz today. Before you dive into these eight questions, here are a few behind-the-scenes secrets about “The Final Heist”, in theaters this Wednesday.
DID YOU KNOW?
Inspired by a real-life event in Denmark
The film is based on a real-life incident: the robbery of a money depot in Copenhagen, which left a profound impact on Danish society. The event exposed the vulnerability of a system based almost naively on civic trust in institutions and each other. For the Danes, this incident marked a significant before/after in their view of public security and morality. The film attempts to convey this social shockwave, going beyond just a crime story.
Reda Kateb and gangster films
Reda Kateb is no stranger to gangster films. He first gained recognition in the cult prison movie “A Prophet” in 2009, where he played a respected and cunning drug-addicted inmate. The actor has since appeared in the series “Mafiosa”, the drama “The Last Parisians”, the crime thriller “Close Enemies”, and the comedy “Omar the Strawberry”, where he portrayed an old-school bandit on the run.
A true-life robber
The character played by Reda Kateb is based on a real-life robber, whom the director personally met and studied extensively. However, the actor chose not to meet him, preferring to avoid mere imitation.
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