Watch Pickpocket King!

In Naples, Italy, the world’s best pickpockets challenge Bob Arno to a match of skills. 
In this National Geographic documentary, a gang of pickpockets demonstrate how they steal, and reveal a human side that victims can’t imagine. 
Then—an amazing celebratory dinner with six thieves morphs into a challenge that might be one step too far for Bob Arno.
Watch the film here.  
 
After, come back to read The Making of Pickpocket King
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Bob Arno and the pickpockets of Naples enjoy an endless dinner interspersed with theft demonstrations.
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A “true expression of cultural exchange”

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Andy demo: "The best pickpocket"

The best pickpocket, self-proclaimed

Thieves find us, continued. We’re not looking for pickpockets; just busy filming pickup shots on the bus for the documentary, when known thieves Marc and Andy board the bus with
Restaurant setup

A pickpocket party begins

Dinner with thieves. It’s 3:00. The film crew’s still perfecting camera angles, lighting, and table arrangements. I’ve taken my seat as requested, so cameras can be adjusted behind me. I’m

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