Synopsis
The inside story behind the Salvator Mundi, the most expensive painting ever sold at $450 million, claimed to be a long-lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci. From the moment it is purchased from a shady New Orleans auction house, and its buyers discover masterful brushstrokes beneath its cheap restoration, the fate of the Salvator Mundi is driven by an insatiable quest for fame, money and power. But as its price soars, so do questions about its authenticity. Is this multi-million dollar painting actually by Leonardo — or do certain power players simply want it to be?
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Movie Details
United Kingdom Releases: | September 10th, 2021 (Limited) |
Video Release: | November 3rd, 2021 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
MPAA Rating: | PG-13 for nude art images. (Rating bulletin 2691 (cert #53333), 7/28/2021) |
Running Time: | 90 minutes |
Keywords: | True Crime Documentary, Artists, Forgery, White Collar Crime |
Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
Genre: | Documentary |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Factual |
Production/Financing Companies: | Dogwoof, Elk Film, Pumpernickel Films, Danish Film Institute, Swedish Film Institute, Nordic Film and TV Fund, Hot Docs Development Fund, NiKA Media, Mitten Media, Alba Collins, Tdog Productions, Diamond Docs, Sky Arts, Mantaray Film |
Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
Languages: | English |