''Cien años de perdón'' (English: ''To Steal from a Thief'') is a Spanish-Argentine thriller film directed by

Daniel Calparsoro Daniel Calparsoro López-Tapia (born 11 May 1968) is a Spanish filmmaker, considered one of Spain's most adept action film directors. Biography Daniel Calparsoro López-Tapia was born in Barcelona on 11 May 1968, although he was raised in betwe ...

and written by Jorge Guerricaechevarría. The film had its premiere on 3 March 2016 in Argentina and on 4 March 2016 in Spain.

Plot

A group of thieves led by El Uruguayo is set to rob a bank in

Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...

. Their purpose is to steal as many safety boxes as possible and then flee through a dug tunnel that connects with an abandoned subway terminal. However, the press officer of the

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is ...

discovers the thieves are actually after politically

compromising information (russian: links=no, компромат, short for "compromising material") is damaging information about a politician, a businessperson, or other public figure, which may be used to create negative publicity, as well as for blackmail, often to ...

deposited by Gonzalo Soriano, a former member of the government who is in a coma after a severe accident. The gang's plans start to go awry as the tunnel is flooded by

heavy rain ''Heavy Rain'' is a 2010 adventure game developed by Quantic Dream and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The game features four protagonists involved with the mystery of the Origami Killer, a serial murderer who uses extended periods ...

, leaving them with little room for escape. The thieves were recruited by El Uruguayo under the impression this was a plain robbery. But later the heist members learn the truth that he was contracted by the governing party to get a box from safe 314 where Soriano kept the data. Things go further down the hole when Loco messes up twice, by deleting the data from the hard disk retrieved from 314 and under anxiety gives away their cover in an exit. El Gallego and El Uruguayo plan to use the hard disk as leverage, even though it's empty. They negotiate with Mellizo, Security Head from the Spanish secret services. Things don't seem to go well. Suddenly rain clears and the heist members, under the pretense of coming out through the front door using hostages, escape through the tunnel. The bank manager, who was about to lose her job, is given diamonds by Gallego. Loco provides money stolen to a girl with whom he is instantly smitten to solve her financial troubles. Everyone from the team goes separate ways with their share. A police personnel involved with the negotiation leaks information to the press about Soriano's hard disk and the governing party's involvement.

Cast

Luis Tosar Luis López Tosar (born 13 October 1971) is a Spanish actor and musician from Galicia. He is one of the most recognizable and versatile actors in Spain, best known for performances in films such as '' Cell 211'', '' Take My Eyes'', '' Sleep Tig ...

as El Gallego, a thief from

Galicia Galicia may refer to: Geographic regions * Galicia (Spain), a region and autonomous community of northwestern Spain ** Gallaecia, a Roman province ** The post-Roman Kingdom of the Suebi, also called the Kingdom of Gallaecia ** The medieval King ...

. *

Rodrigo de la Serna Lionel Rodrigo de la Serna (; born 18 April 1976) is an Argentine actor. He is known for playing Alberto Granado in the 2004 biopic '' The Motorcycle Diaries'' and Palermo in the Netflix series ''Money Heist''. His role in ''Money Heist'' as M ...

as El Uruguayo, a thief leader from

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

. *

Raúl Arévalo Raúl Arévalo Zorzo (born 22 November 1979) is a Spanish actor and director, known by international audiences for his role in the film '' Summer Rain'', directed by Antonio Banderas. Career Raúl Arévalo Zorzo was born on 22 November 1979 in ...

as Ferrán, a political officer. *

José Coronado José María Coronado García (born 14 August 1957) is a Spanish film and television actor and former model. His performances playing (often corrupt and/or morally dubious) law enforcement officer roles have brought him some of the greatest succ ...

as Mellizo, an intelligence officer. * Joaquín Furriel as Loco ("Crazy"), a junior thief. * Patricia Vico as Sandra, a bank branch director. *

Marian Álvarez Marian Álvarez Cachero (born 1 April 1978) is a Spanish actress. She has appeared in more than thirty films since 2000. In 2013 she won the Goya Award for Best Actress and the Silver Shell Award for Best Actress at the 61 San Sebastián Interna ...

as Cristina *

Luciano Cáceres Luciano Cáceres (born January 24, 1977 in Flores, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Arge ...

as Varela, a thief.

Awards and nominations

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cien anos de perdon Spanish thriller films 2016 films Films about bank robbery Films directed by Daniel Calparsoro Films produced by Álvaro Augustin Films produced by Ghislain Barrois Films produced by Javier Ugarte Morena Films films Vaca Films films Films set in Valencia Telecinco Cinema films 2010s Spanish-language films

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Cast

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