Immediately after committing their crime, five robbers rush away in their car in order to hide the loot safely. Then they stage a drunken break-in in a vodka brewery. Deliberately allowing themselves to get caught, they are hauled before a judge and sentenced to prison. Meanwhile no-one suspects them of the robbery. It all looks good - or, at least, it all looked good on paper...
Good, suspenseful crime thriller about a gang of criminals whose quest for the Perfect Alibi turns awry, in a remarkably blood-soaked manner. Much of the story is set in a cramped prison environment where it becomes increasingly difficult to distinguish friend from bystander or foe.
Light touches of wit and irony leaven the story. For instance, there's a street scene near the end where a billboard advertises "A condemned man has escaped", that great and sombre World War II drama about a man pulling off a near-impossible escape from a Nazi prison...
Good, suspenseful crime thriller about a gang of criminals whose quest for the Perfect Alibi turns awry, in a remarkably blood-soaked manner. Much of the story is set in a cramped prison environment where it becomes increasingly difficult to distinguish friend from bystander or foe.
Light touches of wit and irony leaven the story. For instance, there's a street scene near the end where a billboard advertises "A condemned man has escaped", that great and sombre World War II drama about a man pulling off a near-impossible escape from a Nazi prison...