The Painter and the Thief
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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Benjamin Ree Director · Uno Helmersson Composer Kristoffer Kumar Cinematographer
United States release May 22, 2020 · Produced in Norway, United States · Languages English, Norwegian
Production
Medieoperatørene
Production
VGTV
Production
Dogwoof
Production
Tremolo Productions
Production
Neon
Studio
Norway · United States
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Languages
Original title
Kunstneren og tyven
Original language
Norwegian
Spoken on screen
English · Norwegian
Release dates
United States · January 23, 2020
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · May 22, 2020
Digital · Hulu
Norway · September 5, 2020
Limited theatrical
Canada
May 22, 2020 · Digital
Czechia
March 8, 2020 · Premiere · One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival
October 7, 2021 · Theatrical
Finland
September 5, 2020 · Limited theatrical
Israel
September 5, 2020 · Limited theatrical · Docaviv International Documentary Film Festival
Italy
November 2, 2021 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 28, 2020 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
February 5, 2021 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 5, 2020 · Limited theatrical
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