Malcolm

Melbourne is the film's main urban backdrop, defined by its dense inner-city trams and working-class streets. The setting shapes the tempo of the caper as everyday life intersects with criminal schemes. Lisbon appears in the final act, introducing a European counterpoint with its own tram culture and street life.

🧠 Ingenuity

Malcolm's mechanical genius drives the film's central heists. He designs inventive gadgets and remotely controlled devices that reshape how the crime unfolds. The plans grow increasingly audacious as the team tests the limits of technology and feasibility. The story probes the moral gray area where cleverness enables crime, and where consequences begin to catch up with ambition.

🤝 Unlikely Partnership

An odd trio forms around Malcolm: Frank and Judith join his schemes after moving into his life. Their alliance blends loyalty with risk-taking, blurring the line between friendship and criminal enterprise. The dynamic relies on trust, improvisation, and shared ambition, even as tension simmers beneath the surface.

🚋 Urban Transit

Trams and the transit network are central to the film's visual and narrative texture. Malcolm's fixation on trams and his work for the transit authority frame the heists, from concept to execution. The Melbourne setting and the final Lisbon sequence anchor the story in real-world, mobile urban spaces that shape every move.