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The Quiet Ones (6/10)

by Tony Medley

105 minutes

NR

 Apparently motivated more by wanting to pull off the biggest armed robbery of all time on Danish soil than pure greed, men from all over Europe work together to put it together. A fledgling boxer, Kasper (Gustav Giese) is recruited to be the ringleader of 25 men. He is less than enthusiastic, but is brought along by the foreigners who have the idea. He reluctantly puts everything on the line, his freedom, his family, and his honor on the outside chance that he will succeed where he has failed at boxing. Like many of the others, he’s in it for more than money.

“Inspired by true events” the film slowly follows the group as the argue and plan, plan and argue, all the while working towards the same goal.

Against them is a dogged female security guard, Maria (Amanda Collin),  who trusts her instincts.

This is not your typical bank heist movie because the motives behind the participants are so opaque. Despite doing all the intricate planning, Kaspar does not want to take part physically.

The first 2/3 of the film is the slow, methodical way in which Reda Kateb as Slimani, the violent anarchic leader of the heist whose lack of feeling very clearly offsets against the sensitive Kasper.

The last third of the movie shows the heist itself, which proceeds in almost real time. I found the film slow and offputting until the actions starts when the actual heist gets going.