The Thief Lord - UK Premiere

Thu 17 4.30 Barbican

Sat 19 12.00 ICA

A magical thriller set among the crumbling canals and rooftops of Venice… A wicked aunt is determined to find her two runaway orphaned nephews and hires a detective to find them. He discovers them hiding out with a gang of children and their leader, the mysterious young Thief Lord. Based on Cornelia Funke's famous novel, which has been compared to Harry Potter. Catch this at the Festival and be able to say you saw it first!

Germany/UK 2005 Dir. Richard Claus 110 min. Warner Bros (UK)