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King of Thieves

King of Thieves

20035.81h 41m

Overview

Two amateur circus kids from a poor Ukrainian village, ten-year-old Barbu and his older sister Mimma, are sold to a circus artist called Caruso who promises them a career in the West.

Directed by Ivan Fíla
Written by Ivan Fíla
Produced by Rudolf Biermann
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Top Cast

Lazar Ristovski

Lazar Ristovski

Caruso

Iakov Kultiasov

Iakov Kultiasov

Barbu

Katharina Thalbach

Katharina Thalbach

Julie

Oktay Özdemir

Oktay Özdemir

Marcel

Birol Ünel

Birol Ünel

Birol

Imogen Kogge

Imogen Kogge

Polizistin

Anna Thalbach

Anna Thalbach

Julie

Paulus Manker

Paulus Manker

Kardinal

Imogen Kogge

Imogen Kogge

Polizisti

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Yasemin Buyuksapci

Bianca

Themes & Keywords

berlin, germanycircustraffickingchild prostitution

About King of Thieves

King of Thieves is a drama, crime film released in 2003 exploring themes of berlin, germany, circus, trafficking, child prostitution. Directed by Ivan Fíla, it stars Lazar Ristovski, Iakov Kultiasov, Katharina Thalbach. Two amateur circus kids from a poor Ukrainian village, ten-year-old Barbu and his older sister Mimma, are sold to a circus artist called Caruso who promises them a career in the West.

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