Old Thieves: The Legend of Artegio
Mar 15, 2007 | IMDB 6.6
97 min Watch NowDocumentary
Is the story of a generation of thieves who achieved their greatest victories in the sixties; their distinctive code of ethics, the various categories of delinquents inhabiting the citys streets, their alliances with high ranking police officials that allowed them to operate, the betrayals that followed, and the price they ended up paying.
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