The Thief Lord
(2005)
fantasy adventure
directed
by : Richard Claus
featuring
: George MacKay - Rollo Weeks - Aaron Johnson - Iathaniel Dyer - Jasper
Harris
running
time : 1 hour 45 minutes
A thieving band of orphans who steal from
the rich simply to survive encounter a supernatural merry-go-round with
mysterious powers in this screen adaptation of award-winning author Cornelia
Funke's popular series of children's books. Left in the care of their abusive
aunt following the death of their mother, two young boys flee to Venice,
Italy in hopes that life will be easier on their own. Times are tough in
Venice though, and after meeting mysterious young thief Scipio the desperate
runaways soon agree to join his band of pint-sized pickpockets. When a
detective assigned the task of bringing the youngsters in becomes privy
to their impoverished plight, he joins them in solving the mystery of a
powerful merry-go-round that appears to have special powers.