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.
The Painter and the Thief has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Painter and the Thief was released in 2020 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 34 reviews, giving The Painter and the Thief (2020) an average rating of 76%.
Overall, film critics marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 81%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 73%.
With a score of 76%, The Painter and the Thief is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2020, which stands at 59%.
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