The Painter and the Thief

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Director:Benjamin Ree
Premiere:16. April 2021
Length:102 minutes

The Painter and the Thief

Kunstneren og tyven; Benjamin Ree, 2020, versions: OR,SS, languages: eng, nor

Director: Benjamin Ree

Drug addict Karl-Bertil claims he doesn't remember why he stole the works of painter Barbara Kysilková or what he did with them. But he regrets the crime, and at the instigation of the artist agrees to become the model for her next portrait. Artistic cooperation brings them together in a special way. They give each other an insight into the shadowy corners of their past. The film alternately depicts events from a dual perspective, sometimes returning to tell the story through the other person's eyes. It shows the two protagonists from each other's perspective, so that the resulting painting conveys a dark in places but also moving look at two seemingly disparate fates.

Length: 102 min

Year: 2020
Local premiere date: 16. April 2021

Country of origin:

  • Norway

Language version:

OR - Original version (english, norwegian)
SS - Slovak subtitles

Director: Benjamin Ree

Drug addict Karl-Bertil claims he doesn't remember why he stole the works of painter Barbara Kysilková or what he did with them. But he regrets the crime, and at the instigation of the artist agrees to become the model for her next portrait. Artistic cooperation brings them together in a special way. They give each other an insight into the shadowy corners of their past. The film alternately depicts events from a dual perspective, sometimes returning to tell the story through the other person's eyes. It shows the two protagonists from each other's perspective, so that the resulting painting conveys a dark in places but also moving look at two seemingly disparate fates.

Year: 2020
Local premiere date: 16. April 2021

Country of origin:

  • Norway

Language version:

OR - Original version (english, norwegian)
SS - Slovak subtitles