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The Bike Thief( 2020)

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Overview

To the Rider his moped is everything. As a pizza delivery driver it is his livelihood. As a breadline straddling, immigrant father it is his family’s anchor. It takes his wife to work. It gets his daughter to school. So when one night the moped is stolen, his world collapses. He has to get back his bike – or replace it – in whatever way possible, before his next shifts starts. If he fails, he won’t just lose his job, he will lose it all. He tries to ask the few familiar faces for help in this unfamiliar, disorienting city. However, as he runs out of time and his options are wearing thin, his moral compass begins to crack and he grows more and more willing to forgo his conscience in order to save himself and his family.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Alec Secăreanu

      The Rider

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      Anamaria Marinca

      Elena

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      Aaron Neil

      Yusef

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      Lucian Msamati

      Victor

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      June Watson

      Nan

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      Amir Boutrous

      Slowpoke

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      Dempsey Bovell

      Constable Milner

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      Chicho Tche

      Michael

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      Jacob Avery

      Curly

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      Alexia Maria Orihuela

      Miri

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      Micah Loubon

      Ollie

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      Anna Wilson-Jones

      Mrs Tedd

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      Bobby Johnson

      Ratface

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    A review by tmdb28039023

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    Written by tmdb28039023 on Sat Aug 27 2022
    The Bike Thief strives to be to the Romanian expat community in London what Ladri di Biciclette was to the post-war Roman working class, and what A Better Life was to Mexican immigrants in Los Angeles, but completely misunderstands what those two films were trying to say – either that, or it’s simply a reflection of our cynical times. Unlike De Sica’s hero, The Bike Thief’s anonymous protagonist not only never really even bothers to look for his scooter, but he also successfully manages to steal its replacement – in fact, he resorts to theft, something that the main characters of those two othe...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • immigrant
    • london, england
    • romanian