Robin Bank

Robin Bank is the story of a Catalan activist who between 2005 and 2008 took out loans of half a million euros which he never repaid. Instead, he used the money to fund social projects. After having been incarcerated for two months, he was released on bail, and while he was awaiting trial, he escaped the country, declaring himself a fugitive from the law. He stated that he committed the robbery as an act of civil disobedience to reveal the bad practices of the banking system and also, to encourage people to think differently and join him in his effort to create another, more equal and sustainable world. But is there still room in the 21st century for this quixotic idea of a single person trying to redeem an entire planet? A hybrid documentary that moves between the idealistic dreams of this activist and the reality.

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Direction: Anna Giralt Gris

Script: Anna Giralt Gris

Cinematography: Aïda Torrent Ciudad

Editing: Anna Giralt Gris, Florencia Aliberti

Sound: Alejandro Molano, Tom Weber, Andy Mühlschlegel, Luis Schöffend

Music: Meike Katrin Stein

Production: Gusano Films, Indi Film

Producers: Jorge Caballero, Arek Gielnik, Sonia Otto

Co-production: Televisió De Catalunya

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Spain, Germany

Production Year: 2022

Duration: 79΄

Contact: Java Films

Lead Animators: Laura Ginès, Pepon Meneses

Anna Giralt Gris

Filmography

2002 One Day Around Iran (short)
2003 Human Shields Diary in Baghdad (short)
2005 Another Life (short)
2012 Europe Trap (short)
2018 44 messages from Catalonia (short)
2022 Robin Bank