The Thief
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Pavel Chukhrai
Vladimir Mashkov
Ekaterina Rednikova
Misha Filipchuk
Dima Chifarev
Amalia Mordvinova
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Set in the USSR during the 1950's, 6-year-old Sania's mother, Katia, is a war widow who takes a new lover, making Sania very unhappy. However, as time passes, Sania begins to take to Tolyan, an army officer who teaches the kid basic, macho survival tactics. When mother and son realize that Tolian is a pickpocket and burglar posing as a soldier, Katia is too much in love to leave. His robberies keep the family on the run until he is arrested and sentenced to seven years in Siberia. Katia eventually dies of a botched abortion, leaving Sania to await Tolian's return.
Director
Pavel Chukhrai
Cast
Vladimir Mashkov
Ekaterina Rednikova
Misha Filipchuk
Dima Chifarev
Amalia Mordvinova
Lidia Savchenko
Anatoli Koshcheev
Ania Shtukaturova
Ervant Arzumanian
Natalia Pozdniakova
Olga Pashkova
Liudmila Selianskaia
Galina Petrova
Viktor Bunakov
Iulia Artamonova
Iurii Beliaev
Evgenii Popov
Amaliya Mordvinova
Crew
Natalia Aleksandrova
Viacheslav Chibrikov
Pavel Chukhrai
Vladimir Dashkevich
Marina Dobryanskaia
Marina Dobryanskaya
Iulia Egorova
Vladimir Klimov
Nina Kolodkina
Sergei Kozlov
Natalia Kucherenko
Natalia Moneva
Victor Petrov
Olga Rumiantseva
Sergei Skripka
Igor Tolstunov
Valentina Zaitseva
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Foreign Language Film
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for 1997 European Film of the Year by the European Film Academy (EFA).
Winner of the Gold Medal for civil progress and solidarity at the 1997 Venice International Film Festival.
Released in United States Summer July 17, 1998
Limited Release in United States September 4, 1998
Released in United States on Video April 27, 1999
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States 1998
Shown at Venice International Film Festival (in competition) August 27 - September 6, 1997.
Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 26 - March 6, 1998.
Shown at Miami Film Festival January 30 - February 8, 1998.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 21 - June 14, 1998.
Released in United States Summer July 17, 1998 (NY, LA)
Limited Release in United States September 4, 1998
Released in United States on Video April 27, 1999
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (in competition) August 27 - September 6, 1997.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, California February 26 - March 6, 1998.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Miami Film Festival January 30 - February 8, 1998.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival May 21 - June 14, 1998.)
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