Ruben Brandt, Collector (2018)

Four expert thieves attempt to steal every famous artwork that is haunting their mutual psychotherapist. A detective attempts to find out who the "Collector" is.

Director:

Milorad Krstic

Writers:

Milorad Krstic (screenplay), Milorad Krstic

Stars:

Iván Kamarás, Csaba Márton, Gabriella Hámori

2 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Iván Kamarás	...	Ruben Brandt (voice)
Csaba Márton	...	Mike Kowalski (voice) (as Csaba "Kor" Márton)
Gabriella Hámori	...	Mimi (voice)
Matt Devere	...	Bye-Bye Joe (voice)
Henry Grant	...	Membrano Bruno / Renoir (voice)
Christian Nielson Buckholdt	...	Fernando (voice)
Katalin Dombi	...	Marina (voice)
Paul Bellantoni	...	John Cooper (voice)
Luca Bercovici	...	Kris Barutanski (voice)
Butch Engle	...	Vincenzo Delangello (voice)
Irén Bordán	...	Eva Kowalski (voice)
Scott Hoke	...	professor Walden (voice)
Ivan Hegedus	...	Boris (voice) (as Iván Hegedus)
Peter Linka	...	George (voice) (as Péter Linka)
Virginia Proud	...	Margaret (voice)

Storyline

A psychotherapist suffers violent nightmares inspired by legendary works of art. Four of his patients, expert thieves, offer to steal the works since he believes that once he owns them, the nightmares will disappear. He becomes a wanted criminal known as "The Collector". Who will dare to catch him and his gang?

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Plot Keywords:

adult animation | art | museum | thief | painting | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for nude images and some violence

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film depicts the following thirteen paintings that haunted Ruben Brandt Frédéric Bazille - Portrait of Renoir (1867) Sandro Botticelli - The Birth of Venus (c. 1486) Hans Holbein the Younger - Portrait of Antoine, Prince of Lorraine (c.1543) Frank Duveneck - Whistling Boy (1872) Paul Gauguin - Woman Holding A Fruit (1893) Vincent van Gogh - Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin (1888) Edward Hopper - Nighthawks (1942) René Magritte - The Treachery of Images (1929) Édouard Manet - Olympia (1863) Pablo Picasso - Woman with book (1932) Tiziano Vecellio - Venus of Urbino (1538) Diego Velázquez - Infanta Margarita Teresa in a Blue Dress (1659) Andy Warhol - Elvis l, ll (1964)

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Quotes

A woman in Tokyo: Oh my goodness! What, what is going on?
A man in Tokyo: Shh... miss, please, just a little respect for the performance artists.

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Connections

Featured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Bambi Time in Jail (2018)

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Soundtracks

Art Therapy
Written and Performed by Danijel Milosevic

User Reviews

Mesmerizing

I was a little sleepy during the middle of the film but I thoroughly enjoyed it in all its entirety. It's rare to see an art film blend surrealism and artistic flare so well with Hollywood style action and dynamically awesome characters.

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Details

Official Sites:

Official website

Country:

Hungary

Language:

English Hungarian Italian

Release Date:

15 February 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ruben Brandt, Collector

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,036, 17 February 2019

Gross USA:

$117,963

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$587,993

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ruben Brandt

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1