The Christophers (MA 15+)

Art can be copied. Artists cannot.

The estranged children of a once-famous artist hire a forger to complete his unfinished works so they can be discovered and sold after his death.

Cast: Ian McKellen, Michaela Coel, , Jessica Gunning, James Corden, Ferdy Roberts

Director: Steven Soderbergh

★★★★★ "Terrifically exhilarating and funny, as bracing as a large vodka and tonic before lunch: fast, literate and funny with a key plot progression elliptically and unsentimentally managed." GUARDIAN

★★★★ "It’s a joy to see the 86-year-old fully immersed and devouring his meatiest leading screen role since Bill Condon’s Mr Holmes in 2015." TIMES UK

★★★★ "Soderbergh has crafted something unexpectedly warm beneath the cynicism: a film about the fear of artistic irrelevance and the fragile hope that creation might still matter at the end." HEYUGUYS

★★★★ "Working like a painter himself, Soderbergh keeps his camera close to his actors, moving freely with them. The end result is a movie about fraudulence in the art world that’s full of inspiration and originality." SCOTSMAN

★★★★ "Another solidly gripping film from the ever-prolific Soderbergh, this is a terrific two-hander, with Coel and McKellen on fine, fierce form." EMPIRE

★★★★ "Ian McKellen paints a brilliant portrait of an artist in Steven Soderbergh’s clever crime dramedy" METRO

★★★★ "Director Steven Soderbergh quietly sits back and allows the gifted Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel to shine brightly." SHADOWS ON THE WALL

★★★★ "The Christophers is an intriguing and beguiling story with Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel taking centre stage to capture our attention with every word and stony glare." FILMHOUNDS

★★★★ "The script by Ed Solomon is quite the piece of work. Narrative cogs whirr so gracefully you don’t even notice the film explaining itself. Also — and feel free to read this as if in all caps — The Christophers is very funny." FINANCIAL TIMES