
Young and talented Han van Meegeren is a rebel in the early 1920's Amsterdam art-scene. Because he paints in the style of his idols Rembrandt and Vermeer, critics find his work old-fashioned and they call him a copycat. Just to prove a point, he produces a fake Vermeer and tries to pass it off as a real one. It works. Instead of revealing the truth and thereby embarrassing the art world, he continues to make money off of his many forgeries. Soon he is caught in a web of lies and deceit, and his life spins out of control. Then one day, high ranking Nazi Hermann Göring knocks on his door, looking for a Vermeer for his private collection...
5.3
21 reviewsRuntime: 105 min.
Budget: $4,700,000
Revenue: N/A
Release Date: 2016-11-03
Director(s): Rudolf van den Berg
Production: Rinkel Film, Fu Works, Cadenza Films, Living Stone, Tarantula
Languages: Dutch
IMDB: tt1668016
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