The Painter and the Thief

The Painter and the Thief (2020)


  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 2020-09-05
  • User Rating: 7.3/10 from 51 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 42min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Medieoperatørene
  • Production Country: Norway, United States of America
  • Director: Benjamin Ree
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Summary

When two of artist Barbora Kysilkova’s most valuable paintings are stolen from a gallery at Frogner in Oslo, the police are able to find the thief after a few days, but the paintings are nowhere to be found. Barbora goes to the trial in hopes of finding clues, but instead she ends up asking the thief if she can paint a portrait of him. This will be the start of a very unusual friendship. Over three years, the cinematic documentary follows the incredible story of the artist looking for her stolen paintings, while at the same time turning the thief into art.

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  • Barbora Kysilkova

    as Herself / The Painter
  • Karl-Bertil Nordland

    as Himself / The Thief
  • Øystein Stene

    as Himself
  • Linda Ville Marie Ruud

    as Herself
  • Bjørn Inge Nordland

    as Himself
Production Morgan Neville Executive Producer
Directing Benjamin Ree Director
Production Ingvil Giske Producer
Sound Svenn Jakobsen Sound Designer
Editing Robert Stengård Editor
Sound Simon Ellegaard Sound Mixer
Writing Benjamin Ree Writer
Camera Benjamin Ree Director of Photography
Camera Kristoffer Kumar Director of Photography
Sound Uno Helmersson Original Music Composer

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