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The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

Berlinale Special Gala 2026
© MRC II Distribution Company L.P.
Back in his glory days, the exquisitely honed skills and infallible street smarts of expert pickpocket Harry Lehman (John Turturro) made him a master of his craft. Now approaching 70, he is living in a much-changed New York City where the average citizen no longer carries large amounts of cash or wears expensive watches, where credit cards can be cancelled instantly and mobile phones tracked just as quickly. Harry remains an analogue guy in a digital world, struggling to make ends meet. Then, on one of his late-night prowls, he unwittingly lifts a valuable USB stick from a hard-partying rich kid. Unfortunately, Harry’s mark turns out to be Dylan Diamond (Will Price), the heir apparent to a ruthless crime family that will stop at nothing to get their property back. The journey to retrieve the stolen data stick will take Harry through all five boroughs of New York City, from his pal Benny’s Bronx pawn shop to Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and finally Staten Island, as he revisits the rapidly fading world of his past.
by Noah Segan (Director, Screenplay)
with John Turturro, Steve Buscemi, Giancarlo Esposito, Will Price, Tatiana Maslany USA 2026 English 88' Colour International premiere

With

  • John Turturro (Harry)
  • Steve Buscemi (Ben)
  • Giancarlo Esposito (Detective Warren)
  • Will Price (Dylan)
  • Tatiana Maslany (Kelly)

Crew

Director Noah Segan
Screenplay Noah Segan
Cinematography Sam Levy
Editing Hilda Rasula
Music Gary Lionelli
Sound Design Alexandra Fehrman
Production Design Rocio Giminez
Costumes Cailey Breneman
Make-Up Sasha Grossman
Casting Christine Kromer
Animation Giles Harding
Producers Leopold Hughes, Katie McNeill
Executive Producers Johnny Holland, Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman

Produced by

MRC

Los Angeles, USA

T-Street

Los Angeles, USA

Photos

Press Conference

Red Carpet

Noah Segan

© PROPERTY OF MRC / T-STREET - photo by Jon Pack

The actor and director began his career as a camera assistant, schlepping thousand-foot film magazines from set to camera truck. He was fired from a McDonald’s commercial for “eating fries wrong”, but hired by Rian Johnson to act in Brick. This marked the beginning of a long friendship and working relationship, and he has acted in all of Johnson’s films ever since. He more recently found himself behind the camera; his directorial debut Blood Relatives was released in 2022.

Filmography

2022 Blood Relatives 2026 The Only Living Pickpocket in New York

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026