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- ↑ Tribeca Film Festival Description
- ↑ "TriBeCa: Is It Real or Just Reel?".
- ↑ Variety Review
- ↑ 'Thief' grips despite its flaws, Chicago Tribune , 2007-06-21, page 12.
- ↑ "Cinema Strikes Back - Covering the World of Film » CSB Interviews 'Street Thief' Director Malik Bader". www.cinemastrikesback.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-11.
