Synopsis
The film is based on the true story of a 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis in Stockholm that was documented in a 1974 New Yorker article, “The Bank Drama” by Daniel Lang. The hostages bonded with their captors and turned against the authorities and gave rise to the psychological phenomenon “Stockholm Syndrome.”
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Movie Details
Italy Releases: | June 20th, 2019 (Wide), released as Rapina a Stoccolma |
Video Release: | July 23rd, 2019 by Distribber |
MPAA Rating: | R for language and brief violence. (Rating bulletin 2568 (Cert #52080), 3/6/2019) |
Running Time: | 92 minutes |
Keywords: | Hostage, 1970s, Heist, Bank Robbery |
Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
Genre: | Action |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Dramatization |
Production/Financing Companies: | Smith Global Media, Entertainment One, Sierra Films, Affinity, Darius Films, Lumanity, Blumhouse, JoBro, Chimney, Productivity Media, Telefilm Canada, Ontario Creates, Filmregion Stockholm-Malardalen, Film Capital Stockholm, Harold Greenberg Fund |
Production Countries: | Canada, United States |
Languages: | English |