Overview

• The film premiered Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival and arrived without a distribution deal.
• Ian McKellen did not attend on medical advice and introduced the screening in a pre-taped message.
• Critics praised McKellen and Michaela Coel, with assessments ranging from a riveting meditation on art to a visually and dramatically underpowered actors’ showcase.
• The plot centers on an acclaimed painter and a forger hired by his estranged children to steal and complete his unfinished works.
• Steven Soderbergh shot and edited from Ed Solomon’s script during an unusually busy 2025, and Coel prepared for the role by training in art forgery.