The Big Fake

The Big Fake

2025 · 110 min · IT · R · 6.6 (220 votes)
Dir. Stefano Lodovichi · Starring Pietro Castellitto, Giulia Michelini, Andrea Arcangeli, Pierluigi Gigante, Aurora Giovinazzo, Edoardo Pesce · Music Santi Pulvirenti
ThrillerCrimeDrama

Toni Chichiarelli arrives in Rome with the dream of becoming a painter, but his talent leads him elsewhere — from art galleries to state secrets. Between art, crime, and power, his signature ends up everywhere — even in the history of Italy.

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A stylish, retro crime thriller that plunges into Rome's underworld. It's a tense, atmospheric journey through art forgery and organized crime, where identity is fluid and danger lurks around every corner.

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