Stealing Rembrandt
{{Infobox film
| name = Stealing Rembrandt
| image = Stealing Rembrandt VideoCover.jpeg
| caption =
| director = Jannik Johansen
| producer = Thomas Gammeltoft
| writer = Jannik Johansen
Anders Thomas Jensen
| narrator =
| starring = Jakob Cedergren
Lars Brygmann
Nicolas Bro
| music = Anthony Genn
| cinematography = Eric Kress
| editing = Per K. Kirkegaard
| studio = Fine & Mellow Productions
| distributor = Nordisk Film
Biografdistributionen
| released = {{Film date|2003|09|05|df=y}}
| runtime = 104 minutes
| country = Denmark
| language = Danish
| budget =
}}
Stealing Rembrandt (original title Rembrandt) is a 2003 Danish-language action comedy film. An action comedy, A Danish/UK co-production, the film was directed by Jannik Johansen and written by Anders Thomas Jensen and Jannik Johansen.
The film was premiered at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot
The film concerns a father and son who accidentally steal a painting by Rembrandt.
Relation to real events
On 29 January 1999, Rembrandt's "portrait of a lady" (as well as another painting by Bellini) was stolen from the poorly protected Nivaagaard Samlingen in Nivå in Denmark. The depiction in the film of the level of security at that time is fairly accurate, as well as the involvement of bounty hunters as civilian agents in the case. Also, the persons involved were related as depicted, although the role of the father (Mick in the movie) was actually the uncle (of Tom in the movie).{{cite news|url=http://www.bt.dk/article/20010209/na/102090557/|title=Rembrandt-tyveriet: Står til 10 års fængsel |publisher=B.T.|date=2001-02-09|access-date=2009-03-01}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}{{cite news|url=http://www.bt.dk/article/20010210/forside/102100449/ |title=Hårde domme til Rembrandt-banden |publisher=B.T.|date=2001-02-10|access-date=2009-03-01}}
Cast
- Lars Brygmann - Mick
- Jakob Cedergren - Tom
- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau - Kenneth (as Nikolaj Coster Waldau)
- Nicolas Bro - Jimmy
- Sonja Richter - Trine
- Søren Pilmark - Bæk
- Gordon Kennedy - Christian
- Paprika Steen - Charlotte
- Ulf Pilgaard - Flemming
- Thomas W. Gabrielsson - Erik
- Ole Ernst - Frank
- Nikolaj Lie Kaas - Kiosk Karsten
- Patrick O'Kane - Nigel
- Martin Wenner - Toby
- Søren Poppel - Allan Rocker
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070301190919/http://rembrandt.jubii.dk/ Official site]
- {{IMDb title|id=0345853}}
- {{rotten-tomatoes|rembrandt-stealing-rembrandt}}
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Category:2003 action comedy films
Category:2003 crime comedy films
Category:Danish action comedy films
Category:2000s Danish-language films
Category:Films with screenplays by Anders Thomas Jensen
Category:Works about Rembrandt
Category:Films about father–son relationships
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