2023 New Zealand film
| Billion Dollar Heist | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Daniel Gordon, Brendan Donovan, Bryn Evans |
| Written by | Whetham Allpress, Tom Blackwell, Brendan Donovan, Bryn Evans, Matthew Metcalfe |
| Starring | Misha Glenny |
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| Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Language | English |
Billion Dollar Heist is a 2023 feature-length documentary that explores the 2016 Bangladesh Bank robbery.
The bank robbery is described by multiple film reviewers as "one of the biggest financial crimes in history". The film is slightly dramatized, and compares the hackers to the hackers in Ocean's Eleven. The film mixes expert commentary with visualizations to explain the abstract and technical process of hacking to the viewer in simple terms. One film reviewer described the interviewees as having unique and excited demeanors that make this film stand out from other documentaries. The original bank robbery was a major cyber crime, and this film and its telling of it emphasize to the viewer the dangers of a digitally interconnected world.
References
- ^ Winkelman, Natalia (17 August 2023). "'Billion Dollar Heist' Review: How to Rob a Bank, Digitally". The New York Times.
- ^ Horton, Adrian (14 August 2023). "Billion Dollar Heist review – cybercrime documentary relives tech chaos". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ Tomastik, Joseph (11 August 2023). "Billion Dollar Heist: Film Review". Loud And Clear Reviews. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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