RU-T002-1998

The Thief -- LOCATED IN I.A.S. OFFICE

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"The Thief" is the Academy Award-nominated haunting tale of passion, betrayal and innocence lost, as seen through the eyes of an impressionable young boy. Fatherless and homeless, six-year-old Sanya and his mother Katja endure the harsh existence of post-World War II Russia. When the handsome, charismatic soldier Toljan enters their lives, mother and son fall under his spell. Katja is seduced by Toljan's virility and confidence and Sanya warms to the soldier as a father-figure. Only after mother and child are hopelessly devoted to him does Toljan reveal his shocking true intentions and identity. A profoundly moving, heartbreaking human drama. Director: Pavel Chukhrai. Actors: Vladimir Mashkov, Ekaterina Rednikova, Misha Philipchuk. Color. Country: Russia. Subtitled. (I.A.S. now located in Old McMillan 254.)