WOMAN IN GOLD

WOMAN IN GOLD, 2015

UK, USA | DCP, Color, 109’ | English
Director: Simon Curtis
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Helen Mirren, Katie Holmes

Maria Altmann, a Jewish woman who has lived as a refugee for sixty years, returns to Vienna from which she had to flee during World War II. Her aim is to reclaim a portrait of her aunt painted by Gustav Klimt which was looted by the Nazis. Throughout her battle with the Austrian government, Maria will uncover many secrets from her past and learn the truth about her family. Inspired by Klimt’s "The Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I", the film premiered at the 65^th Berlin International Film Festival this year.