The Painter and the Thief currently has an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 and has been rated by 17 users on our platform.
...a documentary that illuminates a great deal about the human condition...
Read full review at Roger Ebert...reminds us that vengeance cannot be the sole redress against a crime.
Read full review at The Austin Chronicle...[an] astonishing, emotionally electric documentary about the unexpected friendship between artist and thief.
Read full review at The GuardianFascinating, confounding and continually surprising...
Read full review at The GuardianIt’s the sort of film you’d never expect to see or expect to be made in the United States.
Read full review at Movie Nation...this film leaves you hopeful, inspired even...
Read full review at Little White Lies...onekligen effektfull och filmen som helhet lyckas få fram något mycket sant och inte så ofta berättat om konst och konstnärskap, om att se och bli sedd.
...et skoleeksempel på, hvordan den observerende dokumentarisme kan skabe storslået og helstøbt dramaturgi.
Read full review at Soundvenue...intelligent berättad och når djup klangbotten om skapandets nycker utan att behöva föra sig högfärdigt om konstens förträfflighet.
Read full review at Nöjesguiden...byder på en virkelighed vildere end fantasien i mødet mellem to mennesker, der spejler hinandens mørke.
Read full review at Filmmagasinet Ekko