Review – Money Heist

Vivien Vercz

A few months ago, in every clothing shop window, on every sales website, on every social site, we could see the names of cities adorned with a Salvador Dali mask next to it. 

Tokyo, Nairobi, Rio, Denver, Oslo, Moscow, Helsinki, Berlin. 

Each city name hides a criminal genius. These are not criminals that massacre people or push the countries to the brink of despair with their terrorist acts. Mainly subsistence criminals, who all excel in different “professions”; they come together from all over Spain and forge the most striking team in the world. Of course, the genius – that created this ingenious plan with many years of thorough work – the Professor, cannot be left out of the story either. But what is his role? 

To occupy the Spanish Mint long enough, so as to print € 2.4 billion, all immaculately, without sacrifices, with the support of the common people and without any trace whatsoever. The question arises: why a mint? The Professor, like all the details of his plan, easily explains this to us: so they don’t steal from anyone. That money isn’t printed yet, so no one owns it. The whole move is actually a fight against a system in which money goes where there is already plenty anyway. 

Unprecedented cast, unexpected twists and turns in the plot, constant tension and excitement. It is worth checking out. If not because of the story, then because of what you have achieved in the world. Today, we see Dali-masked people at every demonstration; it has become a symbol of rebellion, of overthrowing the establishment, especially in combination with the red overall. And, as a result of the deservedly famous song Bella Ciao, every viewer learned a little Italian because we had to know why it became the anthem of the rebels.