: Critics from Ready Steady Cut highlight the film's "arty" construction, using stylized reenactments, archival footage, and dioramas to explain the heist's technical complexities.
: A central theme is the group's "no guns or grudges" philosophy; they used toy guns and took 23 hostages primarily to create a diversion for their real escape via a subterranean tunnel. Plot & Heist Details
: On January 13, 2006, the group occupied the bank while hundreds of police officers surrounded the building. While a negotiator engaged with "the man in the gray suit" (Vitette), the rest of the crew looted over 140 safe deposit boxes.
: The heist was meticulously planned as an artistic mark by Fernando Araujo, an artist and martial arts practitioner who wanted to "transcend death".