A plan of attack. A determined team in pursuit of something great. Chaos, quick thinking, scheduling, and money constraints. There's a surprising amount of crossover between pulling off a heist and producing a feature film. These lessons were learned proudly by the team behind The Quiet Ones, who delighted in the "musicality of violence" filming a movie inspired by Denmark's most infamous bank heist.
Inspired by true events, The Quiet Ones is a lean, meticulous thriller about the all-time largest — and most spectacular — heist on Danish soil. Set in 2008, the film depicts a team of ambitious, uncompromising criminals as they train and prepare for the ultimate heist, led by boxer Kaspar (played by Gustav Dyekjær Giese). Action-packed and character-driven, The Quiet Ones places the audience in the middle of the chaos, daring them to witness criminal history.
The cast of The Quiet Ones, Amanda Collin, Christopher Wagelin, Reda Kateb, and Giese, along with director Frederik Louis Hviid visited the Collider studio at the Cinema Center at MARBL to talk with Steve Weintraub after their world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. During their interview, they talk about their excitement of making a genre film rarely seen in their home country of Denmark, how budget and scheduling limitations actually enhanced their enjoyment of filming, and working with the real people for the movie. They also discuss their regimens and the realities of appearing muscular on screen, and just how many times everyone on the team has seen Heat.
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