To Steal from a Thief Page #2

Synopsis: A group of thieves led by a man called El Uruguayo stalk a bank in Valencia to steal as many safety boxes as possible and later flee through a dug tunnel that communicates the building with an abandoned subway station. However, the press officer of the Prime Minister discovers what the thieves are actually after: they want to get their hands on box 314, property of Gonzalo Soriano, a former member of the government who slipped into a coma after a severe accident, left documents with compromising information. The gang's plans start to go awry when the tunnel is flooded by heavy rain, leaving them with no escape, plus to discover that the box really doesn't contains documents, but an external hard drive full of data about important names in all levels of the Spanish politic. At the same time, a fixer of the government receives the mission to assume the control of the negotiations, looking for recover at any cost the box 314 and the information before the robbers flee with it.
Genre: Crime, Thriller
Director(s): Daniel Calparsoro
  1 win & 11 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.3
R
Year:
2016
96 min
8 Views


it's the current.

Water all along the platform

puts pressure on the tunnel,

that's why it's rising.

How much time have we got?

Half an hour.

Three quarters at most.

Jesus f***ing Christ.

It wasn't the right day, I told you.

F*** that. How did we know

it was gonna rain like this?

Not even the weather man knew.

Two months digging that f***ing hole.

Were we going to go in tomorrow

or next week, with the alarms on?

It was today.

Do your best, we've no choice.

We have to tell Varela.

Tell Varela.

We've got half an hour,

break open what they can.

Go!

It was a good plan.

In the door and out underneath

while the cops wait outside.

If it wasn't for the rain...

Shut the f*** up.

How many can you get open

in half an hour? Think about it.

50? 60 at most?

All that effort for nothing.

Come on.

It doesn't have to be that way.

Not for everyone.

One of you can get away rich.

What the hell are you going on about?

You were right, we should've waited.

You could've found another way

to cut the alarms.

It's not fair for you

to leave here empty-handed.

If you've got something to say,

f***ing say it.

So?

Do we have a deal or not?

Shooting a hostage

is a serious matter..

If it goes bad

and you can't get out of that hole.

Listen to me, please.

You can think, assess things,

not like that other guy.

Trouble is, he's your boss, right?

Boss of what?

Boss of who?

You're not dumb enough

to do something like that.

You can't imagine

how dumb I can be.

Please, please, please.

Count to three.

- One...

- Listen to me.

Those f***ers that ruined the bank

are putting me out on the street.

Two...

I can't tell you

what I know for nothing.

So?

I'm sorry, I've been f***ed over

enough for today.

What the f*** do you want?

The same as you.

To get out of here

with something worthwhile.

Hurry! Let's go!

Mute.

Marta? It's me.

Don't worry, eh?

I'm at the bank,

some people burst in...

and we're not allowed out yet.

LA PAZ HOSPITAL, MADRID

Just after 9:
30 this morning

some thirty people received a call

alerting them

to what was happening in Valencia.

The bank robbers,

surprised by the police,

decided to hole up inside the bank

and let the customers

and staff call home.

After being alerted,

police immediately set up a unit...

around the bank,

which is now completely isolated.

- Hello, Julio, it's Marina.

- Marina, it's been ages!

- Yes, it's been a while.

- How's Gonzalo? Any change?

No, it's all the same for now.

Hey, I was watching TV ...

Did you find out about Valencia?

- No, I haven't seen a thing.

- It had to be that bank!

- Marina, relax.

- If they find the box...

- Slowly, okay?

- They can't find it.

- What's up in Valencia?

- Gonzalo had a safety deposit box there.

- Right, I get it.

- I didn't know if I should call.

Yes, it's good you called me.

Don't worry about a thing.

I'll make some calls and we'll talk.

Thanks, see you.

President's Office, hello?

- Charo, it's Julio. Get me Ferrn.

- He's not here today.

Find him and put me through

to his cellphone.

- Right away.

- Yes.

Thank you very much friends.

Thank you.

Thank you.

It's over, we're out in 2 minutes.

Clear the corridor.

It's an opening,

it's full of journalists.

They'll ask about Brussels,

she won't answer,

and we'll look like sh*t.

What do I do, call the cops?

Work it out,

but not one f***ing question.

We're changing the exit route.

Julio, you caught me...

Soriano had a box in the bank

in Valencia that's being robbed.

What?

- What the hell are you saying?

- You heard.

We're screwed.

- Who'd you talk to?

- His wife.

She doesn't know what's inside,

but it looks bad.

- No, it doesn't look good.

- This is the worst timing!

Take it easy.

Call Manolo and Ernesto.

We'll get the Dept. of the Interior

to send us the details.

Stop it.

There he is. See?

Yes.

Gonzalo Soriano,

he was all over the TV,

a huge scandal.

He's a politician.

He was charged over some tapes.

Someone working for him

at a detective agency spilled it all.

Politicians, bankers, everything.

But he was in jail.

Not any more.

There was a problem with evidence

and it was squashed.

And it's all kept in here.

Watch the image closely.

He's carrying a hard disk.

Just one box and all this

will have been worth it.

The camera connects the bank

to the police in case of an alarm.

What are those vests?

- Explosives.

- F***ing hell.

The device blocking

the safety deposit boxes

has been cut for days

due to an inspection.

The whole system was

meant to come back on today.

Soriano opened a safety deposit box

at this branch 5 years ago.

- Why Valencia?

- He didn't want to arouse suspicion.

He went there to mediate

between two developers,

rented the box and secured the item.

The f***er's got dossiers on everyone.

We knew that Soriano

had some jobs done on them,

but when it all hit the press...

So the Soriano thing,

the boat accident...

No, no.

No one here was involved.

It was a real accident.

Yes, and the robbery

could be by chance,

they might not know about the box.

They may not even know

who the hell Soriano is.

We can't take any risks,

we have to get them out

before they can open it.

Take it or leave it.

This is not what we discussed.

I should've busted your face

when you started this sh*t.

Take it or leave it.

It's 314.

F***ing goddamn it.

Uru, it's moving out there,

it's heating up.

Let's go, let's go!

Here, here.

Two. Two here.

Quick, one behind there.

I told you it wouldn't be easy

to get what you wanted.

Not everything,

but I think we'll get very close.

You do mean that?

Really, Jose Luis?

I see the 7th Cavalry outside.

I don't know

if you're really in charge.

Am I wasting my breath?

Nothing's changed for us,

it's all the same.

If you'd rather talk

to someone else...

No, let's keep it the way it is.

There's a deal, there's trust.

But these toy soldiers outside...

My people are worried, really.

- You got me?

- Right.

It's the truth,

there won't be a problem.

Good.

Why don't you send us in

some food and water?

Sure, count on it.

But no sleeping pills, poison

or any of that sh*t in it.

We'll be testing it on people first.

Relax, we won't try anything strange.

In half an hour

you'll have food at the door.

Okay. Thanks.

That was good, the food thing.

Now they'll think we're going to be

stuck here for hours.

They'll be eating the sandwiches,

while we're eating paella on the beach.

I'll charge you later for the lesson.

My old man told me a lot about you.

You're...

Refined.

That's the word.

You're refined,

you've got a lot of class.

- Get to it.

- Yeah.

It's all under control.

Time is ticking,

we've got to go now.

Yeah, one second.

No, now. It's still rising.

Fine.

Let's go!

Let's go.

Everyone with me, hurry.

No fuss!

Let's go.

Hurry, go, go!

What's wrong? Go!

Hurry. Here, come here.

You too. I want you here.

Here.

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Jorge Guerricaechevarría

Jorge Guerricaechevarría (born November 30, 1964 in Avilés, Asturias), also known as Guerrica, is a Spanish screenwriter. He won a Goya Award for the script of Cell 211, adapted from the novel of the same name by Francisco Pérez Gandul. He was also nominated for The Day of the Beast, La comunidad, and The Oxford Murders. In 2008, at the Basque film festival Zinemastea, he received an honorary award recognizing his career as a screenwriter. more…

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