Le Voleur de Venise (2006)

The Thief Lord is a 2006 British-German family film directed by Richard Claus. It is a joint production of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Future Films Limited, Comet Film, and Thema Production. The film is distributed by Warner Brothers. The DVD was released on March 14, 2006, and the one disc-edition includes a theatrical trailer that ran in theaters in Europe and Mosca's cartoon from the film itself.

It was nominated for the 2006 World Soundtrack Awards, with Original Music by
Nigel Clarke and Michael Csányi-Wills. The screenplay was written by Richard Claus and Daniel Musgrave, based on the novel of the same title, by German author Cornelia Funke.

The tale follows two recently orphaned brothers, Bo (Jasper Harris) and Prosper (Aaron Johnson), dumped in the care of a cruel aunt and uncle, who escape their impending separation by running off to Venice. Hiding in the canals and alleyways of the city, the boys are befriended by a gang of young urchins and their enigmatic masked leader, the Thief Lord (Rollo Weeks). From their home base of an old cinema theater, the children steal from the rich to support themselves and soon capture the interest of a bumbling detective. However, a greater threat to the children is something from a forgotten past: a beautiful magical treasure that can change the age of anyone who rides it.

Synopsis

Prosper et Bo, deux jeunes orphelins se retrouvent sous la garde d'une vieille tutrice particulièrement cruelle. Ne pouvant supporter une telle oppression, ils s'échappent du domicile d'accueil et s'envolent pour Venise. Sur place, nos deux jeunes héros sympathisent avec des petits malfrats en herbe guidés par un mystérieux chef masqué. Ensemble, ils dérobent les riches pour subvenir à leurs besoins. Mais un détective est sur leurs traces.

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