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Exit Through the Gift Shop

Documentary · 2010

Banksy is a graffiti artist with a global reputation whose work can be seen on walls from post-hurricane New Orleans to the separation barrier on the Palestinian West Bank. Fiercely guarding his anonymity to avoid prosecution, Banksy has so far resisted all attempts to be captured on film. Exit Through the Gift Shop tells the incredible true story of how an eccentric French shop keeper turned documentary maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn the camera back on its owner.

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The sides of Exit Through the Gift Shop

  • A French shopkeeper filming street artists at night
  • Banksy turning the camera around
  • A huge art show built from nothing

Exit Through the Gift Shop is good for you if…

  • you like an eccentric who becomes an art star almost by accident.
  • you like never being sure whether it's all a prank.
  • you like night footage of graffiti artists at work.

Exit Through the Gift Shop is bad for you if…

  • you need to know a documentary is telling the truth. Many suspect a hoax.
  • you need suspense to stay hooked. It's interviews and night footage of artists painting walls.

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