Smash & Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers

2013

Crime / Documentary / History / Thriller

IMDb Rating 6.0/10 10 618 618

woman director

Plot summary

The Pink Panthers have stolen over £270m in diamonds in more than 241 robberies in cities from Paris to Tokyo. The film explores the rise of the group during the 1990s Balkan conflict when economic sanctions imposed on Serbia fueled illegal activities. The criminals reveal an underworld driven by fast wealth and paranoia, while the detectives and inspectors, who are working with Interpol, are on a mission to stop their crime spree with growing success.

Director

Havana Marking Photo
Havana Marking

Top cast

Daniel Vivian Photo
Daniel Vivian as Mr.Green
Tomislav Tom Benzon Photo
Tomislav Tom Benzon as Mike
Jasmin Topalusic Photo
Jasmin Topalusic as Lela
Rob Kennedy Photo
Rob Kennedy as Novak
720p.WEB
857.49 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ianout 7 / 10

B-level documentary w/ heart

The title intrigued me , art of thievery has a captured audience, so it will appeal to those with a sense curiosity for the skillset. The documentary is certainly not all bling bling or celebrated footage of criminals caught on surveillance tape with eye popping action get-away scenes. The animation scenes are a nice touch alternative to watching or listening to someone being interviewed in a dark room with face/speech altered .Thumb up for creativity! I was really captured by the underlying story about Yugoslavia's historical event pattern / war / economic strife / social deterioration and how people coped and dealt with the impacts amidst crisis.Not a whole lot different than US prohibition era. I did not think the author glamorized the tradecraft and seemed pretty restricted about details from both sides of the law regarding the actual crime part. Overall worth watching from an educational standpoint ..not entertainment.
Reviewed by paul2001sw-1 7 / 10

Like it is in the movies

'Smash 'n' Grab' is a stylish documentary, but not a completely satisfactory one. The story of a real life gang stealing jewelry, it paints a picture that really is like the movies, a world of glamour, audacity, beautiful decoys and violence, underpinned by the semi-criminal state of post-Communist Yugoslavia. Indeed, the film could be accused of glamorising its protagonists, who speak on camera, but represented in animated form. Yet the bigger picture is somehow missed: this is a gang from which 189 people have been arrested: the word "gang" seems less appropriate than the word "mafia", but the story is presented in something of the spirit of a boys-own adventure. Although the police are also featured, they don't get to tell us much, leaving the audience mainly with the story of the crooks. It's an entertaining and amazing story, but it leaves one with a sense that there's a true nastiness to this world that has been left unexplored.
Reviewed by donnasnielsen 5 / 10

Missing narrative.

A missing narrative of this movie is that investigative reporter and associate producer Jovo Martinovic is now rotting in a Montenegrin jail awaiting 'trial' for his part in producing it. His exposes on characters, past and present, have rattled those in Montenegrin power, leading to a 'sting' as the perfect ruse for arresting and keeping him in isolation for what amounts to just doing his job. THAT story would make a much fitter ending - don't rattle the establishment, especially if it has ties to the very people it's not supposed to. Interested in finding out more about the investigative reporter and producer of Smash & Grab? Head over to Facebook and search hashtag #FreeJovo
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