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No Ordinary Heist

2026 | 1h 39m

Original Language: English

Directed by: Colin McIvor

Writer: Aisling Corristine, Colin McIvor

Main Cast: Eddie Marsan, Éanna Hardwicke, Michelle Fairley, Eva Birthistle 

Inspired by an extraordinary true story about the 2004 Northern Bank robbery. In heavily policed, post-conflict Belfast, two Northern Bank workers become pawns when a dangerous gang uses tiger-kidnapping in an unorthodox, brilliant bank heist.

"No Ordinary Heist mines maximum tension from its premise." - Joe.ie

"Recent IFTA-winner Hardwicke is the real standout. He captures a live-wire mix of youthful bravado, inner darkness and fidgety vulnerability that has you rooting for Barry, even as you question his actions." - Joe.ie

"A gripping retelling of the infamous Northern Bank robbery. Drawing on a shocking true story, it sees director Colin McIvor explore one of the most remarkable crimes in modern Irish history." - EchoLive.ie

"The film is a gripping, claustrophobic drama. It is also refreshing to see a Belfast-set film free of politics" - EchoLive.ie

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