The Painter and the Thief (2020)
The Painter and the Thief (2020)
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

Barbora Kysilkova Barbora Kysilkova As: Herself / The Painter
Karl-Bertil Nordland Karl-Bertil Nordland As: Himself / The Thief
Øystein Stene Øystein Stene As: Himself
Linda Ville Marie Ruud Linda Ville Marie Ruud As: Herself
Bjørn Inge Nordland Bjørn Inge Nordland As: Himself
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Storyline

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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Certification: 15

Details

Genres: Documentary

Language: English, Norsk

Release Date: 05 September 2020

Country: NO, US

Runtime: 102m

Company Credits

Company: Medieoperatørene, VGTV, Dogwoof, Tremolo Productions

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Cast

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Production Crew

Morgan Neville

Morgan Neville

Executive Producer

Ingvil Giske

Ingvil Giske

Producer

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Costume and Makeup

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Sound

Svenn Jakobsen

Svenn Jakobsen

Sound Designer

Simon Ellegaard

Simon Ellegaard

Sound Mixer

Uno Helmersson

Uno Helmersson

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

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Camera

Kristoffer Kumar

Kristoffer Kumar

Director of Photography

Benjamin Ree

Benjamin Ree

Director of Photography

Lighting

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Art Department

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Other Crew

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