Overview
Genre: Art Heist Comedy
Language: English
Country of Origin: UK
Format: Super 16
Production Status: Completed
Running Time: 86 minutes
Year of Production: 2003
Short Synopsis
With four days to find £50,000 to pay off a crime lord, a young con artist constructs a race-against-time scam that involves selling five forgeries of an infamous “lost sketch” before the London art dealers uncover the truth.
Full Synopsis
In this hilariously charming crime caper set in the eccentric London art world, Nick Edwards owes £50,000 to the super-smooth yet brutal crime lord Foster Wright and has four days to find the cash. Nick knows nothing about working a heist of that size, but when he stumbles across a lost sketch by the legendary Italian artist Antonio Fraccini, he believes he’s in the clear. The problem is, it’s only worth £15,000! With the help of the eternal cynic Eve and her extremely talented yet naïve artist brother Tony, the plan is hatched: to forge the drawing and sell it to five Mayfair galleries within an hour before the art dealers discover there’s a scam going down.
Cast + Crew
Screenplay: Paul Gerstenberger
Director: Richard Janes
Producer: Richard Janes, Claire Bee, Todd Kleparski
Executive Producer: Rosie Chambers, Robert Kirkland, Christopher Shepley, Luke G. Jones
Cast: Matthew Rhys, Kate Ashfield, Tom Chambers, Tony Haygarth, Art Malik, Edward Hibbert, Paul Clayton, Larry Lamb, Rula Lenska
Director of Photography: Balazs Bolygo
Production Designer: Katie Waite
Score: Kevin Sargent
Editor: Adam Green
Festivals
Festivals & Markets: Bangkok World Cinema Selection ’04, Winsconsin Film Festival ’04, Tribecca Film Festival ’04.
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