''Klepto'' is a 2003

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independent thriller film starring Meredith Bishop and

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. It is the debut film of director Thomas Trail and premiered at the 2003

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Plot

In Los Angeles, Emily Brown is a

kleptomaniac Kleptomania is the inability to resist the urge to steal items, usually for reasons other than personal use or financial gain. First described in 1816, kleptomania is classified in psychiatry Psychiatry is the specialty (medicine), medical ...

who is addicted to pills and misses her jailed father, and is undergoing therapy trying to resolve her compulsion. She has a police record for shoplifting, and her mother Teresa is a compulsive shopper. The security guard Nick, of Bernstein's department store, sees Emily through a camera and becomes fascinated with her. When Nick gets in trouble dealing ecstasy, he presses Emily to help him rob Bernstein's.

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