Banged Up Abroad | I WALKED INTO THE GALLERY AS A GOD OF FAKES — AND LEFT AS A SON SEARCHING FOR..

Banged Up Abroad | I WALKED INTO THE GALLERY AS A GOD OF FAKES — AND LEFT AS A SON SEARCHING FOR..

A son’s love can become a miracle — or a crime.
And sometimes, it becomes both.

This is the story of Alexei Morozov, a Russian art curator who stepped into the world of genius… and discovered the devastating cost of trying to rewrite the truth. What begins as an act of desperate love for his dying mother soon transforms into a global web of deception, pride, and quiet ruin. Each forged masterpiece keeps her alive — but each brushstroke pulls him deeper into the haunting world of ambition, ego, and beautifully crafted lies.

Set between the frozen halls of Moscow and the golden galleries of Amsterdam, this documentary explores the emotional anatomy of a forger: the hunger for worth, the seduction of applause, the loneliness of genius, and the slow erosion of a man who thought he could outpaint fate itself. As his fakes begin appearing in the world’s most prestigious museums, Alexei becomes both invisible and untouchable — until one expert arrives who sees not the painting, but the trembling truth behind it.

This film is not about art theft. It’s about identity, mercy, and the quiet devastation of living a life you can no longer recognize. It asks a question many fear to answer: What do we become when survival demands a lie — and what remains when the lie collapses?

Join us as we explore a fractured journey through guilt, beauty, and redemption — a confession painted in darkness, but resolved in fragile, human light.

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