The Whiskey Bandit

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The Whiskey Bandit
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Film poster
Directed by Nimród Antal
StarringBence Szalay
Music by Yonderboi
Release dates
  • 16 October 2017 (2017-10-16)(WFF)
  • 22 November 2017 (2017-11-22)(Hungary)
Running time
126 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

The Whiskey Bandit (Hungarian : A Viszkis) is a 2017 Hungarian action film about Attila Ambrus, a famous Hungarian bank robber. [1] [2] [3]

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The film premiered at the Warsaw International Film Festival on 16 October 2017 and was released in Hungary on 22 November 2017.

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References

  1. Szép, Zoltán János (2017-11-20). "Antal Nimród elsírta magát a Viszkis forgatásán". Blikk (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  2. Németh, Gergő Zsolt (2017-11-22). "A Viszkis (A Viszkis – 2017) [Kritika]" (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2017-12-23.
  3. "The Whiskey Bandit". Chicago International Film Festival . Retrieved 2017-12-23.