The Thief

When Kaali, a young autistic boy, discovers that his dog has been stolen, he goes on an intensive search for the thief through the town of Tasiilaq, East Greenland. During his search, Kaali is confronted with being different to his peers. He finds his dog, and wants to steal it back, but is the dog even stolen, and is it worth losing his only friend over a dog? Anngeerdardardor (The Thief) is the first ever short film to come out of East Greenland. It is based on real events and characters, and made in collaboration with the youth of Tasiilaq.

The film participated in the Berlinale 2025, the Krakow Film Festival 2025, and the Helsinki International Film Festival Love & Anarchy 2025. The film had its Czech premiere on BOO 2025.

Christoffer Rizvanovic Stenbakken (b. 1987) is a writer/director born and raised in Tasiilaq, East Greenland. Now based in Copenhagen, Denmark, his work as a storyteller, on film or podcast, often takes him back to his adolescence in East Greenland. As a filmmaker, he seeks a high level of authenticity in his characters and their environment through an investigative approach and naturalistic style to follow.