Movie

The Thief

1997 · 96 min

A somber, slow-burning portrait of a makeshift family that lingers in its quiet devastation and moral ambiguity.

Tagline: He'll steal your heart!
Overview: Katya and her 6-year-old son Sanya, who, in 1952, meet a veteran Soviet officer named Tolyan. Katya falls in love with Tolyan, who turns out to be a small time criminal, but who also becomes a father figure to Sanya ...
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Betrayal, parenthood, grief, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
parenthood
grief
isolation
coming-of-age
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild