King of Thieves

Country

the Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Federal Republic of Germany, Austria, France

Copyright

2003

Production year

2000, 2002—2003

Premiere

11 March 2004

Runtime

103 min

Director

Ivan Fíla

Category

film

Genre

crime, psychological

Typology

featuretheatrical distributionlong

Original title

Král zlodějů

Czech title

Král zlodějů

English title

King of Thieves

Co-production title

Kráľ zlodejov / König der Diebe / König der Diebe / Le roi des voleurs

Summary

A realistic and simultaneously impressive story about a modern-day Oliver Twist. The main character is a ten-year-old boy, who lives in the poor Ukraine village. A former circus artist comes to the village and buys the boy and his older sister from their parents in promising a successful career for them in the circus. He smuggles both children across the border to Berlin, where he sells the girl to a brothel and teaches the boy to steal and pickpocket. Long-forgotten feelings and dreams make their way through to the heartless machinations of children trading.

Cast

Paulus Manker

Kardinál

Imogen Kogge /ž/

policistka

Viktor Benzler

Barbuův otec

Axel Neumann

hráč pokru

Motamedi

Ali

Lucia Ádyová /ž/

dítě

Ivica Kostric /ž/

pašeračka

Marko Igonda

Caruso jako mladý

Anna Thalbach /ž/

Julie jako mladá

Alexandre Levit

tlumočník

Ivan Ruppeldt

převaděč

Jiří Berousek

krotitel medvědů

Janet /ž/

gogogirl

Jane Frances Huxley /ž/

akrobatka

Music

Writer of Lyrics

Ladislav Faktor

Songs

Love Me

Song Composer Michael Kocáb

Production info

Original Title

Král zlodějů

Czech Title

Král zlodějů

English Title

King of Thieves

Co-production Title

Kráľ zlodejov / König der Diebe / König der Diebe / Le roi des voleurs

Category

film

Typology

featuretheatrical distribution

Genre

crime, psychological

Origin country

the Slovak Republic, Czech Republic, Federal Republic of Germany, Austria, France

Copyright

2003

Production Year

2000, 2002—2003

Production specifications

start of filming 09/2000

Premiere

premiere 11 March 2004 /recommended for 12 and over/ (multiplex Palace Cinemas Slovanský dům, Praha)

Distribution slogan

There can be no circus without a little theft.

With support

MK SR

Distribution

BIOSCOP, a. s.

Technical info

Duration typology

feature film

Duration in minutes

103 min

Distribution carrier

35mm

Aspect ratio

1:1,85

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Sound system/format

Dolby Digital

Versions

German

Dialogue languages

German, Ukrainian

Subtitles languages

Czech

Opening/End credits languages

German

Awards

Vítěz

Event: Slovenská nominace na Cenu americké Akademie filmových věd a umění Oscar 2003

2003
Bratislava / the Slovak Republic