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The Mole Agent
Why this pick
Like The Painter and the Thief, it finds an unexpectedly tender human bond through documentary observation, letting initial assumptions give way to intimate, morally complex portraits.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
On the hunt for the thief who stole her painting, an artist and amateur sleuth, befriends the man who stole her property.
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