London – The Gate Picturehouse
November 22, 2026 @ 17:00
+ Q&A with director Jean-Paul Salomé
A young Polish engineer takes refuge in France during the Second World War. Gifted and determined to survive, he puts his talents to use forging false identity papers during the German occupation, operating in
the shadows where ingenuity becomes a matter of life and death. When the war ends, freedom does not bring stability.
Trapped in poorly paid jobs and denied official civil status, Jan Bojarski is unable to register the patents for his many inventions. His brilliance remains invisible until a gangster recognises his exceptional skills and
offers him a dangerous opportunity: to produce counterfeit banknotes.
Bojarski became known as the “Cézanne of counterfeit money.” While rooted in real events, the film embraces the codes of the action thriller to transform a hidden life into a gripping confrontation.
"Reda Kateb dazzles as an ingenious counterfeiter in a brilliant film by Jean-Paul Salomé who strikes a perfect balance between different genres."
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