A NEW FILM: KING OF THIEVES

This is an invitation to Prague cinema and see a new film „King of Thieves“. The plot is about retired gentlemen who broke into a jewelery shop in London. It’s based on a true story.

A NEW FILM: KING OF THIEVES

In November 2018, you can see a new British crime film King of Thieves in Prague cinemas with Sir Michael Caine.The story is based on a real burglary¹ from Hatton Garden during the Easter² weekend in 2015.The criminals are elderly³ men and it is the biggest burglary in English history.

2 April 2015: security cameras show Collins and others in a white van⁴ at Hatton Garden.They arrive at 8.20 p.m.Later, another man called Basil helps them go inside through a fire exit.Basil opens the door.He uses codes⁵ and a special key.He is a technical expert.He probably stops the alarm and the electrics6.Five elderly men make a hole in a concrete wall and steal 73 security boxes in a rich area of London without a trace ⁷.

The five burglars⁸ are: John Collins, 77, Daniel Jones, 63, Brian Reader, 78 and Ter-ry Perkins, 69 years old.They’re all in prison⁹ now.

Vocabulary: ¹loupež| ²velikonoce| ³postarší| ⁴dodávka| ⁵kód| ⁶elektřina| ⁷stopa| ⁸lupič| ⁹vězení
Language notes: King of Thieves=Králové zlodějů|crime film=krimi film|based on=podle (předlohy)|
Hatton Garden=bohatá čtvrť Londýna|security camera=bezpečnostní kamera|fire exit=požární
východ|concrete wall=betonová zeď|security box=bezpečnostní schránka
Sources: guardian.com|en.wikipedia.org.