The Thief
Directed by Pavel ChukhrayIn 1946, a soldier fathers a child then dies before its birth. Jump to 1952: on a train, the child and his mother meet a handsome soldier who makes a play for her. She accepts. Posing as a married family, the soldier finds them a rooming house where he becomes everyone's favorite through his good looks and generosity. Meanwhile he gives the boy, Sanya, lessons in life: to fight back, to win at all costs. The child's mother, Katya, is head-over-heels in love with Tolyan, the soldier, but the relationship becomes rocky when Tolyan's true plans for the rooming house become clear. It starts them on a treadmill of flight that risks Katya's life, Tolyan's liberty, and Sanya's trust.
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The Thief was released on October 13, 1997.
The Thief was directed by Pavel Chukhray.
The Thief has a runtime of 1h 36m.
The Thief was produced by Igor Tolstunov.
In 1946, a soldier fathers a child then dies before its birth. Jump to 1952: on a train, the child and his mother meet a handsome soldier who makes a play for her. She accepts. Posing as a married family, the soldier finds them a rooming house where he becomes everyone's favorite through his good looks and generosity. Meanwhile he gives the boy, Sanya, lessons in life: to fight back, to win at all costs. The child's mother, Katya, is head-over-heels in love with Tolyan, the soldier, but the relationship becomes rocky when Tolyan's true plans for the rooming house become clear. It starts them on a treadmill of flight that risks Katya's life, Tolyan's liberty, and Sanya's trust.
The key characters in The Thief are Tolyan (Vladimir Mashkov), Katya (Yekaterina Rednikova), Sanya (Mikhail Filipchuk).
The Thief is rated R.
The Thief is a Drama, Crime film.
The Thief has an audience rating of 8.8 out of 10.
The Thief had a budget of $2M.
The Thief has made $1.1M at the box office.