The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

Nordic Premiere 

Friday 11.9. at 7:30 PM, Kallio Church 
Saturday 12.9. at 2 PM, Alō 

Fiction, 2026, USA

Director: Noah Segan
Duration: 1 h 28 min
Themes: New York, inequality, crime
Language: English
Age rating:

The Only Living Pickpocket in New York, which captivated audiences at the Sundance Film Festival in January and had its international premiere at Berlinale in February, arrives at Karhupuisto for its Nordic premiere before its theatrical release in the US in the autumn.

This cinematic event, borrowing its name from a Simon & Garfunkel song, portrays aging pickpocket Harry, played with gentle power by John Turturro, who is soon to turn seventy. It would be hard to find a more fitting actor than Turturro, who has had a long career, notably as a trusted actor for Spike Lee, to portray a character in a contemporary depiction of New York.

Harry is a master pickpocket of the analog era, which presents challenges for the grizzled street fox in the digital world. An unlucky heist takes the viewer on Harry's journey through all five boroughs of New York, from Ben (Steve Buscemi), who runs a pawn shop in the Bronx, through Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens, to Staten Island. The bittersweet and fast-paced story is accompanied by a 1970s groove and LCD Soundsystem's ode to a changed New York.

Other credits:

Starring: John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Will Price, Tatiana Maslany, Victoria Moroles, Steve Buscemi, Jamie Lee Curtis
Cinematography: Sam Levy
Production Designer: Rocio Gimenez
Costume Design: Cailey Breneman
Makeup: Valerie Carney, Claire Doyle
Editing: Hilda Rasula
Music: Gary Lionelli
Producers: Leopold Hughes, Katie McNeill, Ben LeClair
Production Companies: MRC, T-Street