An aspiring teen thieves learn what it takes to be successful pickpockets on the streets of Bogotá
Direction
Webber makes Bogotá's chaos feel intimate and claustrophobic.
Acting
Carlos Bardem's Chucho is terrifyingly charming—your villain crush awaits.
Practical Effects
Actual pickpocket techniques performed by real thieves as consultants.
Director
Peter Webber
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Peter Webber also made Girl with a Pearl Earring—quite the pivot from Vermeer to violent street crime.
The film sparked real debate in Colombia about romanticizing pickpocket culture, though Bardem insisted it was a cautionary tale.
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