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The Thief Lord

2006 · 98 min

A gentle, storybook adventure through sunlit Venetian alleys, mixing childhood escapism with a soft ache of loss.

Directed by
Richard Claus
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy, Family
Tagline
Magic is just around the corner.
Overview
A tale about two young boys, Prosper and Bo, who flee to Venice after being orphaned and dumped in the care of a cruel auntie. Hiding in the canals and alleyways of the city, the boys are befriended by a gang of young urchins and their enigmatic leader, the Thief Lord. From their home base of an old cinema theater, the children steal from the rich to support themselves and soon capture the interest of a bumbling detective. However, a greater threat to the children is something from a forgotten past - a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself

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Directed by
Richard Claus
Genres
Adventure, Fantasy, Family
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • found family
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • survival
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action4
Horror1
Humour4
Realism5
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Genres
adventure, fantasy, family
Directed by
Richard Claus
Written by
Daniel Musgrave, Richard Claus
Starring
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jasper Harris, Rollo Weeks, Alice Connor, George MacKay, Jim Carter, Caroline Goodall, Robert Bathurst
Cinematography
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Runtime
98 min
Country
Germany, Luxembourg, United Kingdom
Languages
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