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‘The Oligarch and the Art Dealer’ Directors on the Billion-Dollar Feud Exposing the Hidden Art Market: ‘Better Than Gold and Diamonds’
- The Oligarch and the Art Dealer traces a decade-long dispute over masterpieces worth hundreds of millions.
- The series examines how private deals and offshore structures keep art assets out of public view.
- Geneva Freeport network features prominently as a hub for storing high-value artworks.
- Directors say the film avoids a simple innocence-vs-guilt narrative, focusing on power and systems.
- The series includes reenactments in a studio to illustrate behind-the-scenes meetings.
- The film notes art is treated as financial assets within a private market system.
- Global sales are handled by CAA Media Finance with Dogwoof handling sales outside North America.
- The three-episode series had its world premiere at CPH:DOX on March 15.
- A feature-length version of the project is planned to premiere next spring.
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