There Are No Fakes

"There Are No Fakes" is a shocking and revealing film that will have you pinned to your seat for two hours. . In this documentary, a painting, apparently the work of an iconic Native artist, leads a musician who buys it into the tragic, brutal world of an art forgery ring in Canada. . From it's opening moments, "There Are No Fakes" dives into an underground world of art forgery that is filled with twists and turns. Director Jamie Kastner's approach to his documentary is like a heist-like thriller, which enthrals you throughout. A superb and fascinating look at the biggest Canadian art fraud in history. . Be sure to see this film. . Follow @snobreviews for more reviews!

The authenticity of Norval Morrisseau paintings represents one of the sad chapters in the exploitation of Canadian aboriginals. The documentary exposes the methods the forgery ring employed to saturate the market. The film is balanced given the trial judge' finding that forged paintings existed. I particularly appreciated the evidence of the aboriginal witnesses in Thunder Bay.

The last word(s) will come from the Ontario Court of Appeal so the film should be revised at some point.

This Documentary was the most strangest documentary I have ever seen. Surprising, let me wondering how those events are even possible to happen. Ten stars.

Decent story, but not crafted to the level of a first run movie. More like something you would watch on TV. Not bad, but not great either.

Not a particularly fascinating documentary. Fairly obvious who the bad actors in this story. A story of greed and simple people being taken advantage of. Art work (childlike) is forged and sold to a gullible Canadian public. Some at ridiculous prices. Oddly, not a single forensic examination of any of the art is shown or discussed.