The Painter and the Thief

Desperate for answers about the theft of her two paintings, Kysilkova, a Czech artist seeks out and befriends the career criminal who stole them. After inviting her thief to sit for a
portrait, the two form an improbable relationship and an inextricable bond that will forever link these lonely souls.

“The filmmaker followed the case even before it went to court, and was there in Kysilkova’s tiny studio to witness one of her first private sessions with the thief Karl-Bertil Nordland. It’s a raw and loaded encounter in a frequently riveting movie that’s full of them, but Ree shoots The Painter and the Thief with the probing composure of a scripted European drama.” ~ Indiewire

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