The Mozart of Pickpockets

⁣Richard and Philippe live hand to mouth, backing up a gang of Spanish pickpockets on the streets of Paris, posing as policemen who arrest a gang member while the others rifle the pockets and purses of gawkers. Academy Award Winner for Best Live Action Short Film, 2008.

• Awards

  WINNER - Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, 2008. WINNER - Grand Prix & Audience Award, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, 2007. WINNER - Best Short Film, César Awards, France, 2008.

• Director

  Philippe Pollet-Villard

• Producer

  Fabrice Goldstein, Antoine Rein

• Cast

  Matteo Razzouki-Safardim, Philippe Pollet-Villard, Richard Morgiéve

• Release date

  2006

• Country

  France

• Genre

  Academy Award Films