Project Detail

Fakers

Synopsis

Fakers is an off-beat, comedy crime caper set in the London art world. Nick Edwards (Matthew Rhys) owes £50,000 and has no way of paying-off wannabe crime lord Foster Wright (Art Malik).  This is until he stumbles across a lost sketch by legendary Italian artist Antonio Fraccini. Problem is it's only worth £15,000. A plan is hatched; to forge the drawing and sell it to five Mayfair galleries within an hour before anyone cottons onto the fact that there's a scam going down.
 
Fakers is a high-spirited and overtly optimistiv romp through the territory of trust, love, ingenuity and the desperation involved in trying to survive.

Details

Year
2004
Type of project
Features
Running time
86 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Richard Janes
Producer
Rosie Chambers, Robert Kirkland, Christopher Shepley, Fleur Hetherington, Luke G-Jones
Editor
Adam Green
Screenwriter
Paul Gerstenberger
Director of Photography
Balazs Bolygo
Composer
Kevin Sargent
Principal cast
Matthew Rhys, Kate Ashfield, Tom Chambers, Tony Haygarth, Art Malik

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Kleparski + Bee Productions

PO Box 29756
London
NW3 4FT
UK

T/F +44 (0)20 7267 0913

fakers@kleparski-bee.co.uk

Sales Company

Content International

14-15 D'Arblay Street
London
W1F 8DZ
UK

T+44 (0) 20 7851 9170

Judith@contentinternational.com

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