Kamilla and the Thief

Kamilla is an orphan. She lives in Norway at the start of the twentieth century. She is placed with her wealthy uncle. The uncle lives in Kristiansand. His wife does not want Kamilla there. She wants to send her to a boarding school in Denmark. The uncle finds another way. He sends Kamilla to his sister in the countryside. On the journey Kamilla meets a man. His name is Sebastian. Sebastian is a thief. He is not a bad man. He wants to change his life. The two of them travel on together. The story comes from a children’s novel by Kari Vinje. Veronika Flåt, Dennis Storhøi and Morten Harket appear in the hundred and six minute film, a Norwegian production Grete Salomonsen Hynnekleiv finished in 1988.