A Real Vermeer (2016)

Plot Summary

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...

Movie Details

Original Title

Een echte Vermeer

Status

released

Original Language

nl

Budget

$4.7M

Where to watch free (US)

Production Companies

Rinkel Film

Fu Works

Cadenza Films

Living Stone

Tarantula