One of the most anticipated series of this fall month is Assault on the Central Bank which premiered last Friday, November 8 on Netflix. Even if the series has nothing to do with fiction Theft of money Except it’s a steal and stars actor Miguel Herrán, this could be a good option for November. On May 23, 1981, eleven people entered the headquarters of the Central Bank, in Plaça de Catalunya in Barcelona, and committed one of the most controversial thefts in our country. The assault lasted 37 hours and when it began there were around three hundred people inside the bank building. The thieves’ objective is still unclear, even though more than forty years have passed. What really happened in this robbery that shocked the whole country?
The director of the series is Daniel Calparsoro who already surprised us with action fiction like up to the sky Or Operation Black Tide. In addition, he had the screenwriter Patxi Amezcua, who usually works with Daniel Calparsoro. The director dares to launch one of the theories about what happened during that 1981 flight and tries to maintain it until the end. During its 5 episodes, the viewer will be torn between doubting whether the attack was perpetrated by common criminals or if it was linked to certain 23-F papers that they wanted to recover.
What happens in the series Assault on the Central BanknNetflix?
On May 23, 1981, a young journalist who had just started working at the newspaper received aA call in which he is informed that there is a theft at the headquarters of the Central Bank of Barcelona. When he arrives at the scene, he discovers that there are 300 people kidnapped inside the branch and that what those who organized the assault are demanding is the release of Lieutenant Colonel Tejero. The newspaper’s journalist and photographer will try to discover if this request was not a smokescreen to hide one of the most incredible heists of the century.
According to the official synopsis of the series: “Barcelona, May 23, 1981. Just three months after the attempted coup in the Congress of Deputies, eleven hooded men enter the headquarters of the Central Bank of Barcelona. What begins as a spectacular theft quickly becomes a challenge for Spain’s nascent democracy. The perpetrators are holding more than 200 hostages and threatening to kill them if the government does not agree to release Lt. Col. Tejero and three other 23-F officials.
The two journalists will face many difficulties to investigate this attack and offer a version different from that of his newspaper. At the same time, viewers meet the organizer of the attack, a criminal arrested by the police who hides many secrets and lies and who will be difficult to identify.
The cast of this series
The actor Miguel Herrán plays the role of number 1the leader of the thieves and the mastermind of the bank robbery. It must be taken into account that each of the thieves has a different number and cannot be recognized because they are wearing hoods. As always, the actor does not disappoint in his interpretation of this complex thief who is very clear about his objective.
Also in this series they have an important role the famous actress María Pedraza who plays the young and courageous journalist whose father was murdered after planting a bomb under his car and who, even though she has no experience, dares everything.
He accompanies the actress at all times actor Hovik Keuchkerian (Red Queen) who plays a wise reporter tormented by the death of his daughter following a drug overdose and who now turns to alcohol to drown his sorrows. A role reminiscent of Red Queen and with which he is at no time surprising. In addition, the cast of the series Asalto al Banco Central also includes actors Patricia Vico, Tito Valverde, Viktor Beltrán, Pablo Béjar and Pablo Vázquez, among others.
One of the strong points of the series is the setting which manages to faithfully reflect the streets, shops and atmosphere of Barcelona at the time. In addition, the director knows how to show the anguish of the kidnapped people and the nervousness of the authorities and the police. Also surprising is the soundtrack, which features well-known songs such as Super Superman by Miguel Bosé, Rumor by Raffaela Carrà or I wouldn’t hesitate by Antonio Flores who help recreate this historic moment.
Although for the series Assault on the Central Bank There are a lot of moments where the plot becomes too unnecessarily muddled, it’s a good option for a weekend marathon for those who like fiction about heists and those inspired by real events that marked our history.
