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Smash & Grab

eng

videorecording

Smash & Grab

1014300150

Originally produced by Music Box Films in 2013

89

Their crimes resemble high-octane Hollywood action movies: a sports car speeds through a Dubai shopping mall, crashing into the windows of a Graff jewelry store. Masked, gun-wielding men jump out of the car, and stuff fistfuls of diamonds into their satchels before screeching off. In London, they took all of three minutes to make off with $30 million in diamonds. They are captured ђ́ا not in person, but on surveillance tapes that record their astonishing lightning strikes with hypnotic accuracy. Playing out like a noir thriller spiced with cutting-edge animation and shocking real surveillance footage, Havana Markingђ́ةs Smash & Grab is an exclusive all-access pass into the mysterious world of international jewel thieves. Dubbed ђ́بThe Pink Panthers,ђ́ة the formidable Balkan gang has stolen nearly a billion dollars worth of jewels from boutiques in the world's most opulent cities, including Geneva, Paris, London, Geneva, Dubai and Tokyo. Through never-before-seen interviews with key gang members, this provocative documentary delves into the gangђ́ةs incredible history and introduces the viewer to the global police forces who work furiously to stop them. Beyond the glitz of the Panthersђ́ة incredible heists, Smash & Grab exposes dark truths about the illicit diamond trade and the worldђ́ةs most ruthless mafia networks. ђ́جAbsorbing! Has the insider's level of detail that gives so many good crime movies their bite." - Nicolas Rapold, The New York Times. "A gripping portrait of a daring international jewel-theft ring!" - Scott Foundas, Variety

live action