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A Real Vermeer
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5.3
21 reviews
Romance/Drama
1h 45m
2016

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...

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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...

  • DirectorRudolf van den Berg
  • Release3 November 2016
  • Genre
  • Duration1h 45m
  • Budget$4,700,000
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    5.3
    21 reviews
  • Productions

    Rinkel Film, Fu Works, Cadenza Films, Living Stone, Tarantula

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