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    The Painter and the Thief

    2020

    Norwegian

    7.5

    2

    97%

    85%

    Action

    art

    culture

    Documentary

    Benjamin Ree Benjamin Ree Director Øystein Stene Øystein Stene as Karl Bertil-Nordland Karl Bertil-Nordland as Self Barbora Kysilkova Barbora Kysilkova as Self
    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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