Josh O'Connor takes on the role of The Mastermind in the trailer for a crime drama set in the 1970s.
MUBI has released a poster and trailer for the crime drama The Mastermind, directed and written by Kelly Reichardt, set in the 1970s.
Josh O’Connor plays JB, an out-of-work carpenter who, alongside two accomplices, steals four paintings from a museum. However, his life starts to fall apart when he realizes that keeping the paintings is much more difficult than the theft itself.
The cast also includes Alana Haim, Gabby Hoffman, John Magaro, Hope Davis, and Bill Camp. You can watch the trailer below...
In a quiet area of Massachusetts around 1970, JB Mooney (Josh O’Connor), a jobless carpenter who becomes an amateur art thief, strategizes his first major theft. When the plan goes awry, his life begins to spiral.
The Mastermind is set to be released on October 17th.
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