The day after his release from prison for a financial crime for which he assumed sole responsibility for the family bank, Karl Escher joins a band of robbers and takes part in the kidnapping of his father's new partner and the robbery of the bank.. Even if everything goes as planned, one of his accomplices chooses to “sell” the band of bandits to Franz, the ambitious brother of Karl, who is trying to take over the bank. In the middle of high finance, where bank transactions of colossal sums are the daily lot, the question arises as to what should come first – family or business ? The Robbers is a film noir-style adaptation of Friedrich Schiller's famous play.
Scenario :
Érick Malabry & Frank Hoffmann
Director :
Frank Hoffmann & Pol Cruchten
Cast:
Eric Caravaca (Karl), Isild Le Besco (Amalia), Robinson Stevenin (Franz), Tchéky Karyo (The Old Man), Maximilian Schell (The Father), Wolfram Koch (Henry), Luc Schiltz (Herman), Marc Baum (Luis), Serge Wolf (Serge), Mickey Hardt (Ivan), Georg Marin (Field)
Release:
Luxembourg - 25 mars 2015
Production:
Red Lion (LU) - Novak Prod (BE) - Coin Film (FROM) - With the help of the National Support Fund for Audiovisual Production of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, you German Film Fund, you Film and Media Foundation NRW. In association with the MEDIA Program of the European Union. With the support of the Tax Shelter of the Belgian Federal Government. In co-production with ZDF. With the participation of ARTE.
