Fakers

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Fakers
Directed by	Richard Janes
Produced by	Richard Janes, Claire Bee & Todd Kleparski
Written by	Paul Gerstenberger
Starring	Matthew Rhys, Kate Ashfield, Tom Chambers, Tony Haygarth, and Art Malik
Running time	89 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
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Fakers is a 2007 British film directed by Richard Janes and starring Matthew Rhys as con-man with a big debt to pay off to wanna-be crime lord Art Malik. It was produced by Richard Janes Claire Bee and Todd Kleparski, three graduates from Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication. Completely funded via independent routes the film cost $1,500,000 to make and has opened theatrically in England, America and Japan as well as other territories.

[edit] Plot Summary

In this hilariously charming crime caper set in the eccentric London art world, Nick Edwards (Rhys) owes £50,000 to the super-smooth, yet brutal, crime-lord Foster Wright (Malik) and has four days to find the cash.

Nick knows nothing about working a heist of that size, but when he stumbles across a lost sketch by the legendary Italian artist Antonio Fraccini, he believes he’s in the clear. The problem is, it’s only worth 15 grand!!

With the help of the eternal cynic Eve (Ashfield) and her extremely talented yet naïve artist brother Tony (Chambers), the plan is hatched; to forge the drawing and sell it to five Mayfair galleries within an hour before anyone cottons onto the fact there’s a scam going down.