

MovieDocumentary
The Painter and the Thief
2020·1 h 42·Norway
7.4/10
Match45%
Why Cozly recommends it
A documentary story that tends to land well.
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.
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Cast
BK
Barbora Kysilkova
Herself / The Painter
KN
Karl-Bertil Nordland
Himself / The Thief
ØS
Øystein Stene
Himself
LV
Linda Ville Marie Ruud
Herself
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