Summaries

An elderly art dealer investigates the history behind an unsigned painting that promises to bring his suffering career to a successful end.

An elderly art dealer Olavi (72) is about to retire. A man who has always put business and art before everything - even his family - cannot imagine life without work. At an auction, an old painting catches his attention. Olavi suspects it is worth much more than its starting price, which is low because its authenticity hasn't been confirmed. Olavi's instincts kick in. He decides to make one last deal in order to earn some proper pension money. At the same time, Olavi's daughter Lea (42) - whom he hasn't seen for years - asks him to help her with his teenage grandson Otto (15). Together with Otto, Olavi starts to investigate the background of the painting. They find out that the painting is called Christ and was painted by Ilya Repin. Olavi manages to buy the painting, but when the auction house realizes that there has been a mistake with the original pricing, they turn against him. To fulfill his dream, the old dealer must face both the auction house and his own past mistakes.—Making Movies

Details

Keywords
  • art
  • art gallery
  • painting
  • auction
  • reference to ilya repin
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Jan 3, 2019
Countries of origin Finland South Korea India
Official sites Official site
Language Swedish Finnish
Production companies AVA Films & Entertainment AVA Films and Entertainment Making Movies Oy

Box office

Budget $2500000
Gross worldwide $101376

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 35m
Color Color
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

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