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The Painter and the Thief - watch the acclaimed documentary

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A prize winner at the Sundance Festival, The Painter and the Thief is the improbable story of a relationship that developed between the Czech artist Barbora Kysilkova and the man that stole her paintings. An ode to friendship and empathy... watch it above. 

Presented via RTÉ's innovative content agreement with ARTE, the European culture TV channel.

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