The Time Thief

The Time Thief (French: L'Arracheuse de temps) is a 2021 Canadian period drama and fantasy film directed by Francis Leclerc, based on the 2009 story by Fred Pellerin of the same name.

It stars Jade Charbonneau, Marc Messier, Céline Bonnier, Guillaume Cyr, Émile Proulx-Cloutier, Marie-Ève Beauregard, Pier-Luc Funk, Sonia Cordeau, and Geneviève Schmidt.

[11] On March 30, 2016, it was announced that a feature film adaptation of the story had been in the works from the production company Attraction Images.

[2][17] Filming for the first block, which was mainly focused on shooting exterior scenes, continued in areas around the municipality of Montérégie, and concluded on October 30, 2020.

[4][21] The Time Thief was theatrically released by Les Films Séville in the Canadian province of Quebec on November 19, 2021.

Fred Pellerin wrote the short story The Time Thief in 2007, adapting it into a feature film years later.