• Ruben Brandt, Collector 

    Directed by Milorad Krstić
    Hungary | 96 minutes | World Cinema Now

In this entertaining, fast-paced, animated thriller for adults, psychotherapist Ruben Brandt advises his patients to “possess your problems to conquer them.” But when his clients help him follow this doctrine, he becomes the ringleader of a gang of notorious art thieves.

film synopsis

In this entertaining, fast-paced, animated thriller for adults, psychotherapist Ruben Brandt advises his criminally inclined patients to "possess your problems to conquer them." But, alas, Brandt has problems of his own. He suffers from terrible nightmares as the result of the subliminal messaging he received as a child. So his grateful patients decide to help him follow his own doctrine. Soon the good doctor becomes the ringleader of a gang responsible for the theft of 13 of the world's most famous paintings, each artfully removed from renowned museums and private collections such as the Louvre, Tate, Uffizi, Hermitage and MoMA. As "The Collector" becomes one of the world's most-wanted criminals, gangsters and private detectives are hot on his heels, including the hard-boiled art theft expert Mike Kowalski. Director Milorad Krstic's encyclopedic knowledge of art history and love for world cinema shines in every frame of this exciting hand-drawn film.

film details

Director: Milorad Krstić
Producers: Péter Miskolczi, János Kurdy-Fehér, Milorad Krstić, Hermina Roczkov, Radmila Roczkov
Screenwriter: Milorad Krstić, Radmila Roczkov
Editor: Milorad Krstić, Marcell Laszlo, Danijel Milosevic, László Wimmer
Music: Tibor Cári
Cast: Gabriella Hámori, Iván Kamarás, Csaba Márton, Katalin Dombi, Matt Devere
Original Language Title: Ruben Brandt, a gyűjtő
Country: Hungary
Language: in English and Hungarian with English subtitles
Year: 2018
Running Time: 96 minutes
Primary Company: Sony Pictures Classics
Website: http://rubenbrandt.com/

director biography

2019 Film Festival