Docu-drama American Animals presents the bleak comedy behind a real robbery

Docu-drama American Animals traces an audacious attempted heist of rare books by four young men

The four robbers in American Animals disguise themselves as old men to carry out the crime. PHOTO: SHAW ORGANISATION
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AMERICAN ANIMALS (M18)

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on June 14, 2018, with the headline Docu-drama American Animals presents the bleak comedy behind a real robbery. Subscribe