The Painter and the Thief
Synopsis
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.
The Painter and the Thief (2020) is a 1h 42min documentary feature film by Benjamin Ree. When two of artist Barbora Kysilkova’s most valuable paintings are stolen from a gallery at Frogner in Oslo, the po... Selected for Bolton International Film Festival (2020).
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Festival History
- Bolton International Film Festival 2020
- CPH:DOX 2020 generic
- Indiewire Critics' Poll 2020 generic
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2020 generic
- Sundance Film Festival 2020 generic
Releases & classifications
| Streaming | Canada | May 22, 2020 |
| Streaming | United States | May 22, 2020 |
| Theatrical | Finland | September 5, 2020 |
| Theatrical | Israel | September 5, 2020 |
| Theatrical | Norway | September 5, 2020 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | September 5, 2020 |
| Theatrical | Spain | February 5, 2021 |
| Theatrical | Czech Republic | October 7, 2021 |
| Theatrical | Italy | November 2, 2021 |
Full credits
| Director | Benjamin Ree |
| Cast | Barbora Kysilkova (Herself / The Painter), Karl-Bertil Nordland (Himself / The Thief), Øystein Stene (Himself), Linda Ville Marie Ruud (Herself), Bjørn Inge Nordland (Himself) |
| Screenplay | Benjamin Ree |
| Producer | Ingvil Giske |
| Executive producer | Morgan Neville |
| Cinematography | Benjamin Ree, Kristoffer Kumar |
| Editing | Robert Stengård |
| Music | Uno Helmersson |
| Sound | Svenn Jakobsen |
Identifiers & sources
| Wikidata | Q96409533 |
| IMDb | tt11296058 |
| TMDB | 654170 |
Additional data: TMDB.
