Genre: Thriller/ Drama/ Crime
Number of episodes: 12
Year: 2017
Starring: Úrsula Corberó, Álvaro Morte, Itziar Ituño, Pedro Alonso, Miguel Herrán, Jaime Lorente, Esther Acebo, Enrique Arce, Alba Flores, Darco Peric, Fernado Soto, Paco Tous, Roberto Garcia
Description: An unusual group of robbers attempt to carry out the most perfect robbery in Spanish history: stealing 2.4 billion euros from the Royal Mint of Spain
Review: “La Casa de Papel” is a Spanish series streaming on Netflix, which follows the biggest heist at the Royal Mint of Spain. This museum in Madrid focuses on the history of money but also has massive printers backstage to print money bills. A group of unusual criminals team up to rob the Royal Mint.
The team is led by El Profesor, who dedicated a big part of his life to create a masterplan and capture a huge amount of money. The heist will take several says, has multiple hostages, no blood can flow and they have to get away with everything. And he thought of everything and is always one step ahead of the rest. El Profesor sets just a few simple rules: nobody talks about their life and says their real name (to give each other city names), no relationships between people in the group and stick to plan.
What happens when a group of men and women are locked inside a remote mansion, planning a heist? Two of the three rules that were set are definitely being broken and the Spanish police are none to mess with, so rule number 3 is also hard to follow at times.
The actors in “La Casa de Papel” is strong and convincing and the story has many layers and twists, to keep it interesting and exciting. You always feel like it’s slipping through their fingers, but nothing could be further from the truth. The narration is done by character Tokio, which gives it a more personal touch.
In addition, the series provides an insight into the bureaucratic world of the Spanish police and intelligence service. Raquel knows how to hold her own in this hardened male-dominated world of egos and pressure.
to the end of this season you wonder if everything will be okay for the robbers, who are the bad guys. But you can’t help to root for both parties. But there is a cliffhanger and lots of questions stay unanswered. Ready for season 2.
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