The Painter and the Thief
The Painter and the Thief
Documentary

The Painter and the Thief

2020
102 min
7.3
73.0%
User Score
(63 votes)

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.

DIRECTED BY

Morgan Neville

STARRING

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

Videos & Trailers

THE PAINTER AND THE THIEF Q&A | BFI London Film Festival 2020
1080p
Featurette

THE PAINTER AND THE THIEF Q&A | BFI London Film Festival 2020

#BIFF2020 Wide Angle - The Painter and the Thief / 와이드 앵글 - 화가와 도둑
1080p
Trailer

#BIFF2020 Wide Angle - The Painter and the Thief / 와이드 앵글 - 화가와 도둑

Official Trailer
1080p
Trailer

Official Trailer

Cast

Barbora Kysilkova

Herself / The Painter

Karl-Bertil Nordland

Himself / The Thief

Øystein Stene

Himself

Linda Ville Marie Ruud

Herself

Bjørn Inge Nordland

Himself