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- ↑ Frost, Caroline (22 July 2015). "'The Banksy Job' Film Asks, Where Did One Of Banksy's Most Prized Artworks Really Go?". The Huffington Post UK. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ↑ Neuendorf, Henri (18 June 2015). "Documentary Reveals Secrets of Banksy Heist". artnet News. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ↑ Wolf, Cameron (15 June 2015). "Banksy Documentary Seeks to Uncover the Truth Behind Stolen Artwork - Complex UK". Complex UK. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ↑ Zeitchik, Steven (13 April 2016). "Tribeca: An 'art terrorist's' tangle with U.S. Embassy officials". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ↑ Needham, Alex (19 April 2016). "The Banksy Job review – old street art spat makes tedious viewing". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ↑ DeFore, John (18 April 2016). "'The Banksy Job': Tribeca Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
- ↑ Cohen, Alina (22 April 2016). "A Documentary About the Artist Who Stole Banksy's Work Out of Spite". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
