The Christophers
A sharp drama by Steven Soderbergh starring Ian McKellen as a once-celebrated London painter. His children plot to forge his work and sell it after his death.
Julian Sklar was once a renowned painter. His estranged children are determined to profit from his legacy and hire Lori, a young artist and former art forger, to pose as his assistant. Her secret mission is to complete a series of unfinished paintings so they can be sold for a fortune after Julian’s death.
For more than three decades, Steven Soderbergh has been one of America’s most versatile filmmakers. Since his breakthrough with Sex, Lies, And Videotape, he has moved effortlessly between major studio productions such as Ocean’s Eleven and smaller, more experimental projects. Renowned for his curiosity about new filmmaking techniques and his prolific output, Soderbergh shot The Christophers in just nineteen days in February 2025.