School of Thieves

1893. When Pierrot’s (10) friend has to start working in a factory, the boy wants to fight against child labor. He enrols in the “School of Thieves” where he learns how to steal from the rich and give to the poor.

Flanders, 1893. Is Pierrot (10) ready to follow in the footsteps of his father, master thief Marius? His mother, Colette, takes him on his first test to become a thief, but it goes disastrously wrong. Pierrot actually has no desire to become a thief at all. However, when his friend Noor (10) is forced to work in a factory, Pierrot wants to fight against this injus-tice. And when his mother is violently arrested during a protest against child labor by Chief of Police Commerman, Pierrot is left on his own. Gentleman thief Jan, a friend of his father, takes him under his wings at his “School of Thieves”. Here, in an abandoned factory, headmistress Lisse (16) introduces Pierrot to his teachers and classmates, includ-ing circus performer Ondine (10). With her help and great dedication, he learns to pickpocket, escape, climb walls, and crack locks. Pierrot soon discovers that he has inherited his father’s skills: he’s excellent at planning heists…