The Banksy Job

Documentary exploring the theft in March 2004, of street artist Banksy's ten-foot statue titled The Drinker. This sculpture was a replica of Rodin's The Thinker -with a traffic cone placed on its head and was installed in central London. One day, in broad daylight, masked thieves pulled up with a flatbed truck and stole 'The Drinker' before sending a ransom note to a national newspaper claiming to be art terrorists and demanding a ransom for it's safe return. The ensuing battle between Banksy and the art terrorist known as AK47 went on for a number of years before the art work disappeared completely. Now, after all this time, it seems that AK47 is about to breathe new life into the saga.