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André Masson, an auctioneer at the famous Scottie's auction house, receives a letter one day stating that a painting by Egon Schiele has been discovered in Mulhouse at the home of a young worker. Very skeptical, he makes the trip and has to face the truth: the painting is authentic, a masterpiece gone missing since 1939, confiscated by the Nazis. André sees this discovery as the pinnacle of his career, but also the beginning of a struggle that could jeopardize it. Fortunately, he will be assisted by his ex-wife and colleague Bertina, and by his eccentric intern Aurore....

Pascal Bonitzer

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Alex Lutz

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Nora Hamzawi

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Louise Chevillotte

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Léa Drucker

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Stephen Romei

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I don’t know a lot about art but I’m interested in films and books that interrogate the intricacies and personalities of this world, and this film more than satisfies that interest.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 17, 2025

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Denise Pieniazek

EscribiendoCine

By depicting the behind the scenes of a famous art auction house and through pairs of opposites on social classes, emotional ties, hypocrisy, appearances, power struggles, but also on justice and the fact that not all human values have been lost...

Rated: 8/10

Sep 14, 2025

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Pablo O. Scholz

Clarín

Léa Drucker deserves a special mention as the protagonist's ex. The actress...always has a captivating presence. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/4

Sep 12, 2025

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Ezequiel Boetti

Otroscines.com

Auction functions as a fascinating study of characters torn by their desires and longings, some more modest than others...[Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Sep 11, 2025

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Alejandro Lingenti

La Nación (Argentina)

As dynamic as it is caustic, the film sharply captures the insurmountable class conflict provoked by the capitalist system, sometimes even projecting it into the grotesque...[Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Sep 11, 2025

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John McDonald

johnmcdonald.net.au

Talking to an art dealer recently who had previously worked as a merchant banker, I was a little surprised when he said the art business was ten times more shady and more complex.

Aug 15, 2025

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André Masson, an auctioneer at the famous Scottie's auction house, receives a letter one day stating that a painting by Egon Schiele has been discovered in Mulhouse at the home of a young worker. Very skeptical, he makes the trip and has to face the truth: the painting is authentic, a masterpiece gone missing since 1939, confiscated by the Nazis. André sees this discovery as the pinnacle of his career, but also the beginning of a struggle that could jeopardize it. Fortunately, he will be assisted by his ex-wife and colleague Bertina, and by his eccentric intern Aurore....

Director: Pascal Bonitzer
Producer: Saïd Ben Saïd
Screenwriter: Pascal Bonitzer
Distributor: Menemsha Films
Production Co: SBS Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 29, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 31m