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Screens: What to see in theaters and streaming the weekend of November 8 to 10

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By Rafael Cores

07 Nov 2024, 09:34 AM EST

The 5-episode Spanish miniseries based on a real robbery that took place in Barcelona in May 1981, just three months after the attempted coup d’état in the Congress of Deputies in Madrid: “Bank Under Siege”. The film starring Hugh Grant about a macabre game in which decisions based on faith will have to be made in order to escape alive: “Heretic”. The film that follows six brothers who sneak into the church in search of snacks and end up teaching the community the true meaning of Christmas: “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever”. And, the National Geographic documentary series where experts decipher the possible causes of death of people whose human remains were found hundreds or even thousands of years later: “Ancient Bodies: Secrets Revealed.”

Bank Under Siege

Bank Under Siege Assault on the Central Bank
Hovik Keuchkerian as “Berni” and María Pedraza as “Maider” in the Netflix miniseries “Assault on the Central Bank.”
Credit: Tamara Arranz | Netflix

The 5-episode Spanish miniseries “Assault on the Central Bank” arrives on Netflix, starring Miguel Herrán, María Pedraza and Hovik Keuchkerianwhom we know for their characters from Rio, Allison Parker and Bogotá from “La Casa de Papel”, and directed by Daniel Calparsoro. “Bank Under Siege”, as it has been translated into English, is based on a real robbery that took place in Barcelona on May 23, 1981, when exactly three months had passed since the attempted coup d’état in the Congress of Deputies. from Madrid. Eleven hooded men broke into the headquarters of the Central Bank in the Catalan capital. What begins as a spectacular robbery soon becomes a real challenge for the new Spanish democracy. The thieves are holding more than 200 hostages in the bank and threatening to kill them if the government does not agree to release Civil Guard colonel Tejero and three others responsible for the attempted coup d’état on 23F.

Screens: What to see in theaters and streaming the weekend of November 1 to 3

Heretic

Although we have left Halloween behind, we have not yet escaped terrifying premieres. In this film, two young missionaries who go house to house talking about their church run into a strange man (Hugh Grant) who invites them into his home. When it gets late and they announce that they are trying to leave, they are presented with a macabre game in which they will have to make decisions based on their faith in order to escape alive. Opening today in theaters.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Kynlee Heiman as “Gladys Herdman”, Matthew Lamb as “Claude Herdman”, Mason Nelligan as “Ralph Herdman”, Beatrice Schneider as “Imogene Herdman”, Ewan Wood as “Leroy Herdman” and Essek Moore as “Ollie Herdman” in “Best “Christmas Pageant Ever.”
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And even if you don’t believe it, Today the first Christmas movie also premieres, with the Herdmans – the worst children in the world – as the protagonists. These six brothers sneak into the church in search of snacks and end up taking the lead roles in the town’s Christmas show, the same town that wants to expel them. But these mischievous stars could inadvertently teach the community the true meaning of Christmas.

Screens: What to see in theaters and streaming the weekend of October 25 to 27

“Ancient Bodies: Secrets Revealed”

Ancient Bodies Secrets Revealed
Dr. Johan Reinhard examines the mummy named: “The Maiden.”
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We could define this National Geographic documentary series as “archaeological true-crime.” Experts with the latest technology decipher the possible causes of death of people whose human remains were found hundreds or even thousands of years later. Accident, murder, suicide, ritual sacrifice? Since November 7, a new case has been released every week, starting with that of a man and a woman in Holland united in life and death.

Citadel: Honey Bunny

Third series in the Citadel universe that this time is set in India and tries to merge the elements of a spy thriller with a love story set in the 90s. Starting today on Prime Video.