| The Con Artist | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Risa Bramon Garcia |
| Produced by | Paul Barkin Kirk D'Amico Paula Devonshire Larissa Giroux |
| Written by | Michael Melski Collin Friesen |
| Starring | Rossif Sutherland Donald Sutherland Sarah Roemer Rebecca Romijn |
| Distributed by | Maple Pictures (Canada) Myriad Pictures (United States) |
| Release date(s) | 25 November 2010 (Canada) |
| Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The Con Artist is an comedy film directed by Risa Bramon Garcia and written by Michael Melski and Collin Friesen. It stars Rossif Sutherland, Rebecca Romijn, Sarah Roemer and Donald Sutherland.
When Vince is paroled for five years for a heist gone wrong, his dangerous and controlling former boss, Kranski, forces him back into a life of crime. Working for Kranski as a car thief, Vince finds solace in welding sculptures out of metal and old car parts in Kranski’s chop shop. When Vince’s raw and evocative sculptures are discovered by the calculating art dealer, Belinda, his chance for a new life as an artist emerges, as well as romantic complications with Belinda’s gallery assistant, Kristen. Caught between the pressure from Kranski and the demands of the art world, Vince has to cleverly manoeuvre his way out to become his own man and his own artist.