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This week's film and series – A spectacular robbery story

One of the most spectacular robberies in Swedish history is becoming a drama series on Netflix and Hugh Grant is unusually creepy in the horror film "Heretic". Here are this week's films and series.

» Published: 20 November 2024

This week's film and series – A spectacular robbery story
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" (22/11, Netflix).

The actual heist itself doesn't take place until the sixth episode. Before that, director Daniel Espinosa and screenwriter Ronnie Sandahl depict the laborious planning behind the heist and the broken life situation that drives the robbers and the pilot to attempt the perhaps most spectacular coup in Swedish criminal history – the helicopter heist against G4S' vault in Stockholm 2009 – despite the police knowing it's going to happen. Ardalan Esmaili and Mahmut Suvakci play the lead roles.

"

" (24/11, SVT).

Social realist drama series about life behind bars where the dream of a new life after serving time is constantly being put on hold due to reality – how hard it is to leave the criminal life behind.

"Cold case: who murdered JonBenét Ramsey" (25/11, Netflix).

After Jeffrey Dahmer and the Menendez brothers, Netflix continues to dig into high-profile criminal cases from the 90s. This documentary series deals with the unsolved case of six-year-old girl JonBenét, who was found murdered in her home in Colorado in December 1996.

"The sex life of college girls" (22/11, Max).

The youth series is back after two years. However, lead actress Renée Rapp, who has become a star since last time, takes a step back and her character Leighton is written out of the series.

FILM (premiere 22/11).

"

".

Hugh Grant has received glowing reviews for his performance as the genuinely creepy Mr Reed in this horror thriller, something entirely different from what he usually plays in films. Two Mormon missionaries have reason to regret their decision to knock on Mr Reed's door, who locks it behind them. They discover that he has other plans than discussing religion with them.

"

".

The successful musical "Wicked" takes place before the events of the classic film "The Wizard of Oz" and has been a hit on Broadway. In the film version, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande play Glinda and Elphaba, who will later become witches. The musical is so packed with song numbers and plot that it's being made into two films. The next part is planned for release in November next year.

"

" (Netflix).

Netflix's animated blockbuster about Ellian whose parents have been turned into monsters. Can she break the curse and get her mom and dad back?

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