Ruben Brandt, Collector

Ruben Brandt (a portmanteau of Rubens and Rembrandt) is a psychotherapist specializing in treating art thieves. He himself is plagued by nightmares in which characters from famous paintings attack and chase him. As a last resort therapeutic measure, he decides to steal these thirteen masterpieces in the hope of a cure. Almost in secret, visual artist Krstic worked on his masterful animation debut, in which he transforms visual art into a compelling genre film.

The outrageous film is jam-packed with art and film references, is playful and particularly stylish, and naturally, utterly surreal.