The Painter and the Thief

  • Rated 7.3 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 2020
  • 1h 42m
  • Documentary

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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Director
Benjamin Ree
Starring
Barbora Kysilkova, Karl-Bertil Nordland, Øystein Stene, Linda Ville Marie Ruud

Cast

  • Barbora Kysilkova

    Herself / The Painter

  • Karl-Bertil Nordland

    Himself / The Thief

  • Øystein Stene

    Himself

  • Linda Ville Marie Ruud

    Herself

  • Bjørn Inge Nordland

    Himself

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