First Class Thieves

First Class Thieves

2005 · 88 min · ★ 6.5 · Comedy

A story involving a group of traveling actors who perform at an experimental prison where the thieves have first class comforts provided to them by a reformist warden. Ironically the troupe performs a play named The State Thief, a play about thieves for thieves.

Directed by Fadil Hadžić · Written by Fadil Hadžić

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