在这部威尼斯神偷家庭/奇幻/冒险片中,神秘，不可思议，十分吸引人，这个史诗般的传说延续了《哈里·波特》系列故事的传统，将德国著名青少年读物作家柯奈莉亚·冯克书中可爱的角色带进了光彩夺目的生活。
在母亲死后，两个男孩从姨母家中逃走，动身前往意大利的威尼斯，在那里他们遇见了神秘的“贼王”Scipio。和一些被抛弃的孩子一起，他们住在一个废弃的电影院。两个男孩进入了Scipio的世界，开始劫富济贫。很快，他们赢得了受雇追踪他们的侦探的信任，并且开始了一场围绕着一个据说拥有神秘力量的旧旋转木马的冒险。
有了Vanessa Redgrave和一群出色的助演阵容，本片将自始至终引你入胜。
A tale about two young boys, Prosper and Bo, who flee to Venice after being orphaned and dumped in the care of a cruel auntie. Hiding in the canals and alleyways of the city, the boys are befriended by a gang of young urchins and their enigmatic leader, the Thief Lord. From their home base of an old cinema theater, the children steal from the rich to support themselves and soon capture the interest of a bumbling detective. However, a greater threat to the children is something from a forgotten past-- a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself.
情节一般，背景不错。
