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The Painter and the Thief

2020-09-05 | Documentary
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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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18 wins 46 nominations
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The casts of The Painter and the Thief are Barbora Kysilkova starring as Herself / The Painter, Karl-Bertil Nordland starring as Himself / The Thief, Øystein Stene starring as Himself, Linda Ville Marie Ruud starring as Herself, Bjørn Inge Nordland starring as Himself.
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..
On March 13, 2023, the IMDB rating of The Painter and the Thief is 7.5/10, Rotten Tomato rating is 97/100, Metacritic rating is 79/100, TMDB rating is 7.0/10.
The director of The Painter and the Thief is Benjamin Ree.
The runtime of The Painter and the Thief is 102 minutes.
The full version of The Painter and the Thief is provided by Apple iTunes
The Painter and the Thief won 2020 Sundance Film Festival, 2021 Alliance of Women Film Journalists, 2021 Amanda Awards, Norway, 2021 Golden Screen, Norway, 2020 Atlántida Film Fest, 2020 Boston Online Film Critics Association, 2020 DocAviv Film Festival, 2020 Docville, 2020 Hong Kong International Film Festival, 2020 London Film Festival and 3 others.
The genre of The Painter and the Thief is Documentary.
The release date of The Painter and the Thief is September 05, 2020.