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Billion Dollar Heist

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Billion Dollar Heist
Directed byDaniel Gordon, Brendan Donovan, Bryn Evans[1]
Written byWhetham Allpress, Tom Blackwell, Brendan Donovan, Bryn Evans, Matthew Metcalfe[1]
StarringMisha Glenny[1]
Release date
  • 2023 (2023)
Running time
84 minutes[1]
CountryNew Zealand
LanguageEnglish

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".[2][3] The film is slightly dramatized, and compares the hackers to the hackers in Ocean's Eleven.[2] The film mixes expert commentary with visualizations to explain the abstract and technical process of hacking to the viewer in simple terms.[1] One film reviewer described the interviewees as having unique and excited demeanors that make this film stand out from other documentaries.[3] 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.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Winkelman, Natalia (2023-08-17). "'Billion Dollar Heist' Review: How to Rob a Bank, Digitally". The New York Times.
  2. ^ a b c Horton, Adrian (2023-08-14). "Billion Dollar Heist review – cybercrime documentary relives tech chaos". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
  3. ^ a b c Tomastik, Joseph (2023-08-11). "Billion Dollar Heist: Film Review". Loud And Clear Reviews. Retrieved 2024-02-16.