PREVIEW: The Vault (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Freddie Highmore (Finding Neverland), Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey (The Sea Wall), Sam Riley (Control), Liam Cunningham (Harry Brown), Luis Tosar (Cell 211), Axel Stein (Not My Day), José Coronado (No Rest for the Wicked), Famke Janssen (GoldenEye), Emilio Gutiérrez Caba (Common Wealth)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Jaume Balagueró (REC), director; Rowan Athale (Outside the Wire), Michel Gaztambide (Life Marks), Andrés Koppel (Intacto), Rafa Martínez (Sweet Home) and Borja Glez. Santaolalla (film debut), writers; Álvaro Augustin (Pan’s Labyrinth), Ghislain Barrois (The Impossible), Freddie Highmore (film debut), Eneko Lizarraga Arratibel (Mirage) and Francisco Sánchez Ortiz (Ghost Graduation), producers; Arnau Bataller (A Perfect Day), composer; Daniel Aranyó (The Last Days of American Crime), cinematographer; David Gallart (The Fear), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Thom (Highmore), a genius engineering graduate, is recruited by charismatic art dealer Walter (Cunningham) to be part of a crew that is plotting to rob a legendary lost treasure from the Bank of Spain’s secure safe. They plan to carry out the heist while everyone is distracted by the 2010 World Cup final, but their plan might perhaps be a bit too well planned out…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Spanish director Jaume Balagueró, known for the REC horror series, brings to life an energetic heist movie with a strong ensemble cast including the likes of Freddie Highmore and prolific character actor Liam Cunningham.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 27TH AUGUST 2021

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON AMAZON PRIME VIDEO

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