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King of Thieves
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King of Thieves

2003-11-14 · 101 min · ★ 5.9

Drama · 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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Directors
Ivan Fíla
Production companies
ZDF, Charlie's Bratislava, In Film Praha, Ivan Fila Filmproduktion, Lichtblick Film- und Fernsehproduktion (I), MACT Productions, Wega Film, ARTE France Cinéma
Countries
Germany, France, Slovakia, Czech Republic
Status
Released

Top Cast

Lazar RistovskiLazar RistovskiCaruso
Iakov KultiasovIakov KultiasovBarbu
Katharina ThalbachKatharina ThalbachJulie
Oktay ÖzdemirOktay ÖzdemirMarcel
Birol ÜnelBirol ÜnelBirol
Imogen KoggeImogen KoggePolizistin
Anna ThalbachAnna ThalbachJulie
Paulus MankerPaulus MankerKardinal
Imogen KoggeImogen KoggePolizisti
Yasemin BuyuksapciBianca
Manfred WittDimo
Viktor BentslerViktor BentslerBarbus Vater
Axel NeumannAxel NeumannPokerspieler
MotamediAli
Lucia AdyovaKinder bei Caruso
Petra HačkovaKinder bei Caruso

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