The Pleasure of Being Robbed

Monday, March 15, 2021

The story of a young woman whose compulsive curiosity leads to bold, elaborate acts of theft, Josh Safdie’s THE PLEASURE OF BEING ROBBED is a beguiling blend of casual comedy and subtle, unsettling mystery.  The film, the debut feature by 24-year-old New York writer-director Safdie, was the Closing Night film of the 2008 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight and the only film from the U.S. to play in that section.

• Country USA
• Running Time 71 minutes
• Distributor IFC in Theatres, LLC
• Director Josh Safdie
• Writer Josh Safdie, Eleonore Hendricks
• Cast Eleonore Hendricks, Josh Safdie, Wayne Chin

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