Ruben Brandt, Collector

Animation

"The encyclopedic knowledge of art history and love for world cinema shines through every frame of the hand-drawn film."

Variety
  • Archive - Festival 34
  • Director: Milorad Krstic
  • Hungary 2018
  • 94 minutes
  • English
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

Ruben Brandt, a famous psychotherapist, is forced to steal 13 paintings from world-renowned art galleries and private art collections, in order to stop his terrible nightmares from continuing. He and his gang of thieves, accompanied by four of his patients, strike with great success the Louvre, Tate, Uffizi, Hermitage and MoMA. A cartel of insurance companies entrusts Mike Kowalski, a private detective and leading art-theft expert, to solve the case.

Set against a stylish noir backdrop, the animated Ruben Brandt, Collector comes to the Festival from its world premiere at the Locarno Festival.

Feature Debut


  • Director Milorad Krstic
  • Production Péter Miskolczi, Janos Kurdy-Feher, Hermina Roczkov, Radmila Roczkov, Milorad Krstic
  • Script Milorad Krstic, Radmila Roczkov
  • Music Tibor Cari
  • Festivals Locarno, Sarajevo
  • Source Hungarian National Film Fund, Budapest