THE BLACK SQUARE

DAS SCHWARZE QUADRAT

By Peter MEISTER

SPAFAX UK - as BUYER REP

Crime - Completed 2021

Two art-thieves steal the legendary abstract painting "Black Square". The sale to a Russian Oligarch is set to take place on a cruise ship. But things don't go as planned.

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Ventana Sur 2021
European Screenings
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Crime, Comedy
    • Countries
    • GERMANY
    • Languages
    • GERMAN
    • Duration
    • 100 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Peter MEISTER
    • Producer(s)
    • Frisbeefilms GMBH & CO., Kg ZDF, - ARTE
    • Synopsis
    • VINCENT, a struggling art-thief and failed artist, stole Malewitsch’s legendary abstract painting the „Black Square”. The sale and handover to a Russian Oligarch and his designated art expert MARTHA is set to take place on a cruise ship. When Vincent and his younger partner NILS realise that their principal accomplice will not show-up to provide the boarding tickets and fake ID’s, they desperately overbear two men in order to sneak their way onto the ship. To their horror they quickly learn that their victims are part of the cruise ship’s entertainment act. Desperate not to blow their cover, Vincent and Nils take on their roles as David Bowie and Elvis Presley doubles with varying degrees of success. Despite his best efforts, Vincent’s talents hardly convince the passengers and it does not take long until various crew members discover their true identities and the value of their loot. A wild goose chase for the “Black Square” breaks loose in the belly of the cruise ship…