The Painter and The
Thief
Norwegian filmmaker
Benjamin Ree had long been fascinated by art thieves who
commit high-stakes crimes with a delicate touch when a
chance Google search in 2015 uncovered a botched heist in
Oslo. The Czech hyperrealist painter Barbora Kysilkova had
just received a distressing phone call from the owner of the
Galleri Nobel. Two of her large canvases had been stolen in
broad daylight, but the theft had been recorded by security
cameras. The perpetrators were soon tracked down and
arrested, leaving Kysilkova more confused than angry. “I
am not a known artist that is worth it to break in, break a