King of Thieves (2003)
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.
Director:
Ivan Fíla
Writer:
Ivan Fíla
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Lazar Ristovski as Caruso |
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Iakov Kultiasov as Barbu |
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Katharina Thalbach as Julie |
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Oktay Özdemir as Marcel |
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Birol Ünel as Birol |
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Imogen Kogge as Polizistin |
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Anna Thalbach as Julie |
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Paulus Manker as Kardinal |
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Imogen Kogge as Polizisti |
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Yasemin Buyuksapci as Bianca |
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Manfred Witt as Dimo |
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Viktor Bentsler as Barbus Vater |
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Axel Neumann as Pokerspieler |
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Motamedi as Ali |
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Lucia Adyova as Kinder bei Caruso |
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Petra Hačkova as Kinder bei Caruso |
| Directing | Ivan Fíla | Director |
| Writing | Ivan Fíla | Screenplay |
| Camera | Vladimír Smutný | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Michael Kocáb | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Rudolf Biermann | Producer |
| Editing | Ivana Davidová | Editor |
| Sound | Zdeněk Taubler | Sound |
| Sound | Jan Čeněk | Sound |
| Art | Alexander Manasse | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jan Růžička | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bettina Weiß | Costume Design |