The Lost Leonardo

Feature documentary / released 2021

The inside story behind the Salvator Mundi, the most expensive painting ever sold at $450 million, claimed to be a long-lost masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci. Unravelling the hidden agendas of the world’s richest men and most powerful art institutions, the documentary reveals how vested interests became all-important, and the truth secondary.

An Elk Film and Pumpernickel Film Production
Produced by Andreas Dalsgaard and Christoph Jörg
Directed by Andreas Koefoed

"Thrilling, propulsive and provocative"

The Times

"A tale of cynicism, power worship and greed"

The Guardian

"A masterpiece of storytelling"

Metro

"A riveting portrait"

Financial times

"More twists than the Da Vinci Code"

Esquire

"Sickly compelling"

IndieWire

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