The Painter and the Thief
2020 · Movie · 102 min · ★ 7.3 · 88% critics
After two valuable paintings are stolen from a gallery in Oslo, the artist attends the thief’s trial hoping for clues, only to make an unexpected request: to paint his portrait. Over the next three years, this documentary follows a search for the missing art and the complicated bond that forms through creativity, pain, and change.
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Details
- Original title
- Kunstneren og tyven
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-09-05
- Language
- Norwegian
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (66 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an emotional, real-life documentary about art, trauma, and an unlikely connection, with surprising turns; Not for you if you avoid intense topics like addiction and abuse, similar to Songs of Earth.
Pros: inspiring true story; emotional and raw; surprising relationship | Cons: heavy themes; messy dynamics; can be intense
Themes
- art
- culture
Awards & recognition
- Amanda Award — Best Film · 2021
- Amanda Award — Best Documentary · 2021
- Filmkritikerprisen · 2021
- Sundance World Cinema Special Jury Prize Documentary · 2020
- Grierson Awards
Cast & crew
- BK
Barbora Kysilkova
as Herself / The Painter
- KN
Karl-Bertil Nordland
as Himself / The Thief
- ØS
Øystein Stene
as Himself
- LR
Linda Ville Marie Ruud
as Herself
- BN
Bjørn Inge Nordland
as Himself
Directed by Benjamin Ree