
The Big Fake
ThrillerCrimeDramadouble lifebased on novel or bookrome, italy1970sorganized crimecriminal underworldbrigate rosse (red brigades) terrorist groupblackshirtspolice pursuitcrimeart forgerymaster forger
A morally complex thriller about a forger caught between art and crime in 1970s Rome, where identity becomes a weapon and ambition leads into the criminal underworld.
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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