THE WHISKEY BANDIT

  • Original title:
    A viszkis
  • Genre:
    action, crime
  • Production year:
    2017
  • Format:
    HD
  • Runtime:
    126
  • Language:
    Hungarian
  • Director:
    Antal Nimród
  • Cast:
    Bence Szalay, Piroska Móga, Zoltán Schneider
  • Producer:
    Tamás Hutlassa

Synopsis

Between 1993 and 1999, one man robbed 29 financial institutions in Budapest. Banks, post offices and even travel agencies fell victim to his crime spree. The police had no leads and no hope of finding him during his six-year stint. The only clue left behind at the crime scenes was the distinct aroma of whiskey. The media christened him the “Whiskey Bandit”. Never physically harming anyone, many began to eagerly follow his escapades through the media. A Transylvanian immigrant, who also happened to be a goalie for one of the city's largest hockey teams, named Attila Ambrus, was finally identified as the “Whiskey Bandit”. The police had finally captured him... or so they thought.

 

FESTIVALS and AWARDS:

2018 Festival International du Film Policier de Liege - Coup de Coeur Jury Prize  and Young Jury Prize

2018 Vienna Let's CEE Film Festival

2018 Minneapolis St.Paul International Film Festival

2017 Chicago International Film Festival

2017 Warsaw International Film Festival