Pasje popoldne

Slovenski opis filma:

Enega najbolj vročih dni trije amaterski roparji vstopijo v neko banko v Brooklynu. Kar je bilo mišljeno kot hitra in preprosta tatvina, se sprevrže v bizarno nočno moro, saj nespretnim zločincem spodleti vse, česar se lotijo.Drama, posneta po resničnih dogodkih, ki so se v ZDA pripetili leta 1972, spremlja nenavaden bančni rop nekega posebej vročega poletnega popoldneva v New Yorku. Tik pred koncem delovnega dne v neko banko v Brooklynu vstopita nespretni ropar Sonny in njegov butasti prijatelj Sal. Kar je bilo mišljeno kot hitra in preprosta tatvina, se za nepridiprava sprevrže v pravo moro, saj nespretnima zločincema spodleti vse, česar se lotita – začenši z dejstvom, da tistega dne v banki skorajda ni denarja. Položaj se hitro stopnjuje do vrelišča, ko skleneta Sonny in Sal zajeti talce. Poslopje obkolijo do zob oboroženi policisti in pred njim se zbere do Sonnyja nenavadno sočutna množica mimoidočih. Da bi bila predstava popolna, se jim pridružijo še novinarji. Policijski načelnik Moretti se skuša pogajati s Sonnyjem in obdržati krhko ravnovesje sil pod nadzorom. Ko ga skuša njegov ljubimec prepričati, da bi prišel ven, se razkrije Sonnyjev povod za rop: hotel je priti do denarja za Leonovo operacijo spremembe spola. Sonny zahteva načrt, po katerem bi se lahko roparja diplomatsko umaknila, a kmalu bo vsega konec: na prizorišče prispe neomajno hladnokrvni agent FBI Sheldon in vzame pogajanje v svoje roke.

Originalni opis filma:

Based upon a real-life story that happened in the early seventies in which the Chase Manhattan Bank in Gravesend, Brooklyn, was held siege by a gay bank robber determined to steal enough money for his male lover to undergo a sex change operation. On a hot summer afternoon, the First Savings Bank of Brooklyn is held up by Sonny and Sal, two down-and-out characters. Although the bank manager and female tellers agree not to interfere with the robbery, Sonny finds that there's actually nothing much to steal, as most of the cash has been picked up for the day. Sonny then gets an unexpected phone call from Police Captain Moretti, who tells him the place is surrounded by the city's entire police force. Having few options under the circumstances, Sonny nervously bargains with Moretti, demanding safe escort to the airport and a plane out of the country in return for the bank employees' safety.