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A balaclava-clad man is holding up a McDonald's. He tells the two employees and store manager to get into the walk-in freezer while he carries out the robbery. But, before forcing them in, he insists they grab their coats.

The manager, who didn't bring one, looks out forlornly. The robber, feeling sorry for the shivering man before him, sighs and gives him his own jacket before locking them in and continuing his criminal escapade.

This is a scene from writer-director Derek Cianfrance's latest crime-dramedy Roofman. It's also inspired by someone's real life.

The film, starring Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst, tells the story of the real "Roofman", Jeffrey Manchester, a US Army veteran who became notorious in the late '90s for breaking into fast-food chains via their roofs. Manchester reportedly broke into about 40 McDonald's outlets before he was caught in 2000, and copped a 45-year prison sentence.