Klepto (film)

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Klepto
Klepto DVD cover
Directed byThomas Trail
Written byThomas Trail
Ethan Gross[1]
StarringMeredith Bishop
Jsu Garcia
Leigh Taylor-Young
Henry Czerny
Kansas Bowling
Distributed byMagnolia Pictures[2]
Release dates
  • March 5, 2003 (2003-03-05) (Cinequest Film Festival)
  • April 18, 2006 (2006-04-18) (United States)
Running time
82 minutes[3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Klepto is a 2003 straight-to-DVD independent thriller film starring Meredith Bishop and Jsu Garcia.[2] It is the debut film of director Thomas Trail and premiered at the 2003 CineVegas Film Festival.[1]

Plot[edit]

In Los Angeles, Emily Brown is a kleptomaniac who is addicted to pills and misses her jailed father, and is undergoing therapy trying to resolve her compulsion. She has a police record for shoplifting, and her mother Teresa is a compulsive shopper. The security guard Nick, of Bernstein's department store, sees Emily through a camera and becomes fascinated with her. When Nick gets in trouble dealing ecstasy, he presses Emily to help him rob Bernstein's.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Harvey, Dennis (18 March 2003). "Klepto". Variety. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Jones, Preston (24 April 2006). "Klepto". DVD Talk. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  3. ^ Null, Christopher (26 May 2006). "Klepto (2003)". Filmcritic.com. Retrieved 15 April 2022.

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