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Stars: Peter Donahue, Shomari Giles, Robert Laenen, Melanie Mahanna, Jimmy Doom, Jillian Craighead, Ebony Tates, Gary Brunner | Written by Aaron Sizemore | Directed by Lance Kawas

Good Thief is a Detroit-set crime noir thriller about two small-time crooks, Danyy and Johnny who, after their latest heist goes wrong, decide to rob a pawn brokers. You see Danny’s girlfriend knows that the local hookers all pawn the gifts they get turning tricks to “Honest Abe”. Teaming up with a getaway driver Carl the trio manage to successfully pull off the heist, robbing Abe of his precious, and valuable, baseball card collection. There’s just one catch. The cards belonged to Honest Abe’s father and were Not for sale and now he’s Really angry. Oh… and he’s also the serial killer that’s been making the local news!

Where did that plot device come from? Yes, You’d think...

Exclusive: Gravitas Ventures has acquired worldwide rights to Lance Kawas’ thriller Good Thief, also claiming North American rights to Sonny Mallhi’s Hurt and Phil Harding’s The Reunion. The Red Arrow Studios company will release the first title on Tvod and digital platforms on November 30, with the second debuting in select theaters and on internet, cable, and satellite platforms on December 10, and the third arriving on all Tvod and digital platforms in February.

Good Thief follows a pair of thieves (played by Peter Donahue and newcomer Shomari Giles) on the outskirts of Detroit who rob a neighborhood pawnbroker (Jimmy Doom) of his valuable baseball card collection, only to find out they’ve unleashed something far more sinister. Aaron Sizemore penned the script for the film, which also stars Melanie Mahanna and Bobby Laenen. Kawas produced with Hicham Benkirane’s company, Hbk F.C. Myriad Pictures is handling international sales.