The Painter and the Thief (2020)

Original title: Kunstneren og tyven
Release date: Sept. 5, 2020
Status: Released
Genres: Documentary
Runtime: 1h 42min
Producers: Medieoperatørene , VGTV and Neon

Name: The Painter and the Thief
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020-09-05
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Barbora Kysilkova, Karl-Bertil Nordland, Øystein Stene, Linda Ville Marie Ruud

Directed by Benjamin Ree.
Starring Barbora Kysilkova, Karl-Bertil Nordland, Øystein Stene and Linda Ville Marie Ruud.

7.6

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.