Thieves

Synopsis
A young boy is awoken in the night by his mother's screams when his father, Ivan (Laurence Cote), is brought home dead from a botched car theft. Thus begins this multilayered story of two brothers: Ivan, a criminal, and Alex, a cop. The narrative progresses forward and backward as flashbacks reveal Alex's estranged relationships with his criminal family and the young thief, Juliette, who brought them together again. Juliette acts as a catalyst, sparking an odd love triangle between herself, Alex, and a female philosophy professor, Marie. As LES VOLEURS mounts to its climax, Alex's sexual and emotional involvement with Juliette complicates his investigations into his brother's murder.

Reviews
"...A powerful piece of filmmaking..." (Sight and Sound)

"...Handsomely and meticulously made....THIEVES is a disturbing mix of crime and passion -- an eerie yarn that resonates long after the last images flicker..." (Variety)

"...The slippery narrative keeps you interested. So does the remarkable cast..." (Entertainment Weekly)

"...A somber, darkly witty, engrossing film with a driving, relentless pace..." (Los Angeles Times)

"...Deneuve continues to fascinate. She has a timeless beauty and avoids stereotyping by consistently playing against it, as unexpected characters in offbeat stories..." (Chicago Sun-Times)

"...An involved psychological drama that keeps you guessing right up to the end....[Deneuve's] performance is one of her best..." (USA Today)