On the 5th of April 2004, the greatest bank robbery in Norwegian history was carried out in Stavanger. The events are seen through the eyes of those who were directly involved – the bank robbers, police officers and employees of the firm. The film is based on testimonies of eye-witnesses and unfolds in the places where the attack took place.
Direction
Skjoldbjærg's clinical, real-time pressure cooker approach.
Editing
Ruthless cross-cutting between three perspectives.
Practical Effects
Shot on actual robbery locations with minimal score.
Director
Erik Skjoldbjærg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Kjell Alrich Schumann was still in prison when this released; he later became a minor celebrity in Norway's criminal underground.
The NOKAS robbery shattered Norway's self-image as crime-free; this film arrived as the country was still processing that trauma, making its cold neutrality feel almost accusatory.
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