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Kral Zlodeju (2004)

Kral Zlodeju (2004)
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A destitute child from an impoverished Ukrainian village finds that the world can be a cold and cruel place after being lured from his home by a nefarious huckster under the guise of working in the circus. Barbu is a ten-year-old boy whose dreams of a brighter future find him slowly falling for the hollow promises made by shady promoter Caruso. Though Caruso regularly descends upon the town to seduce gullible children with promises of fame and fortune in the West, the truth about what actually happens to Caruso's children couldn't be more tragic. When Barbu is lured to Berlin and sold to a gang that uses children for stealing, the strong-headed youngster soon determines to make the best of his situation and become the best thief in the bunch. His quest to become the King of Thieves is sidetracked, however, when after learning that Caruso has sold his older sister Mimma to a Berlin brothel, Barbu determines to rescue his sister from a grim future of forced prostitution. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Starring:
Lazar RistovskiYasha Kultiasov, (more)
Director(s):
Ivan Fila
Format(s):
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Synopsis of Kral Zlodeju

A destitute child from an impoverished Ukrainian village finds that the world can be a cold and cruel place after being lured from his home by a nefarious huckster under the guise of working in the circus. Barbu is a ten-year-old boy whose dreams of a brighter future find him slowly falling for the hollow promises made by shady promoter Caruso. Though Caruso regularly descends upon the town to seduce gullible children with promises of fame and fortune in the West, the truth about what actually happens to Caruso's children couldn't be more tragic. When Barbu is lured to Berlin and sold to a gang that uses children for stealing, the strong-headed youngster soon determines to make the best of his situation and become the best thief in the bunch. His quest to become the King of Thieves is sidetracked, however, when after learning that Caruso has sold his older sister Mimma to a Berlin brothel, Barbu determines to rescue his sister from a grim future of forced prostitution. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
101 mins

Complete Cast of Kral Zlodeju


Director(s):
Ivan Fila
Writer(s):
Ivan Fila
Producer(s):
Rudolf BiermannHelga BaehrIvan Fila
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Michael K.

Wonderful movie!!!! Some tough subject matter makes it difficult to watch, at times, however the excellent story and top-notch acting keeps you deeply engrossed throughout. Can't say enough about the fantastic performance by young Yasha Kultiasov. This is one I'll be buying eventually.

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Joseph W.

If you can get through this and feel you haven't learned a thing some wire in your brain has become disconnected. From the time the children are sold (into what ?), your mind is on a constant alert as to how far down hill this story is going to go. The movie does not leave you disappointed. Only at the very end does humanity set in and things seemingly correct themselves. The after thought is though what happens to the people (including children) where humanity nevers sets in again?

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Vlastimil N.

Enrico Caruso's music was very appropriate. Very sad movie. Human tragedy across the line, but what makes it great is that it deals with real issues and makes the viewer finaly think.

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