King of Thieves poster

Feature film — 2003

King of Thieves (2003)

5.91h 41mDrama — Crime

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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A high-signal pick with 9 votes.

ZDF / Charlie's Bratislava / In Film Praha / Ivan Fila Filmproduktion / Lichtblick Film- und Fernsehproduktion (I) / MACT Productions / Wega Film / ARTE France Cinéma

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Director: Ivan Fíla

On screen

Cast & crew

Lazar Ristovski as Caruso

Lazar Ristovski

Caruso

Iakov Kultiasov as Barbu

Iakov Kultiasov

Barbu

Katharina Thalbach as Julie

Katharina Thalbach

Julie

Oktay Özdemir as Marcel

Oktay Özdemir

Marcel

Birol Ünel as Birol

Birol Ünel

Birol

Imogen Kogge as Polizistin

Imogen Kogge

Polizistin

Anna Thalbach as Julie

Anna Thalbach

Julie

Paulus Manker as Kardinal

Paulus Manker

Kardinal

Imogen Kogge as Polizisti

Imogen Kogge

Polizisti

Y

Yasemin Buyuksapci

Bianca

M

Manfred Witt

Dimo

Viktor Bentsler as Barbus Vater

Viktor Bentsler

Barbus Vater

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