The Painter and the Thief

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 5, 2020

Original language

Norwegian

Spoken languages

English, Norwegian

Countries

Norway, United States of America

Production

Tremolo Productions,Dogwoof,Medieoperatørene,VGTV

Cast

Barbora Kysilkova,Karl-Bertil Nordland,Øystein Stene,Linda Ville Marie Ruud,Bjørn Inge Nordland

Director

Benjamin Ree

Writer

Benjamin Ree

Producer

Morgan Neville,Ingvil Giske

Cinematography

Kristoffer Kumar,Benjamin Ree

Music

Uno Helmersson

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt11296058