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Thieves is a french film of genre Drama directed by André Téchiné released in USA on 25 december 1996 with Daniel Auteuil

Thieves (1996)

Thieves
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Released in USA 25 december 1996
Length 1h57
Directed by
OriginFrance
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Crime,    Romance
Rating66% 3.3433453.3433453.3433453.3433453.343345

Thieves (French: Les Voleurs) is a 1996 French drama film directed by André Téchiné, starring Daniel Auteuil, Catherine Deneuve and Laurence Côte. The plot follows a cynical police officer, who comes from a family of thieves, and a lonely philosophy professor, both romantically involved with a self-destructive petty criminal. With a puzzling structure, the story is told through a series of flashbacks presented from four different perspectives.

Synopsis

Justin, a ten-year-old boy living in a small town in the Rhône-Alpes region, is awaken in the middle of the night. His mother, Mireille is crying and his widower grandfather, Victor, tells the boy that his father, Ivan, is dead. The next day, Alex, Justin’s uncle and Ivan’s younger brother, arrives for the funeral accompanied by a young woman, Juliette. Justin notice the tension between the adults. He takes his father's gun and hides it. The story flashes backward and forward to explain what led up to Ivan’s death.

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