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...
Rudolf van den Berg | Director |
Rudolf van den Berg | Scenario Writer |
Jan Eilander | Scenario Writer |
Simone Galavazi | Sound |
Linda Bogers | Costume Supervisor |
Audrey Hernu | Settings |
Claudine Moureaud | Makeup Supervisor |
Ben Zuydwijk | Settings |
Goert Giltay | Director of Photography |
Reinier Selen | Producer |