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The Oligarch and the Art Dealer

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Denmark/France/United States202660 minEnglish/French
Oligarch and the Art Dealer

Yves Bouvier brokers masterpieces, from da Vinci to Rothko, into the private collection of Dmitry Rybolovlev until Bouvier is accused of a billion-dollar betrayal. Rising ambitions, frayed relationships, and bruised egos fuel a decade-long all-out war between the Swiss art dealer and the elusive Russian oligarch.

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Yves Bouvier brokers masterpieces, from da Vinci to Rothko, into the private collection of Dmitry Rybolovlev until Bouvier is accused of a billion-dollar betrayal. Rising ambitions, frayed relationships, and bruised egos fuel a decade-long all-out war between the Swiss art dealer and the elusive Russian oligarch.

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Credits

  • Director(s)

    Andreas Dalsgaard

  • Creators

    Christoph Jörg

    Andreas Dalsgaard

  • Producer

    Christoph Jörg

    Miriam Norgaard

  • Co-Producers

    Ines Bensalem

    Philippe Coeytaux

    Lea Fels

    Lucy Sexton

    Isidoor Roebers

  • Executive Producers

    Libby Geist

    Connor Schell

    Brandon Harrison

    Justin Lacob

    Charles De Lardemelle

    Rain Rannu

    Ines Bensalem

  • Writer

    Kevin Lincoln

    Andreas Dalsgaard

    Christoph Jörg

  • Cinematographer

    Adam Morris Philp

  • Editor

    Estephan Wagner

    Martin Anthon

  • Composer

    Alexander Reumers

  • Graphic Design

    Torsten Hogh Rasmussen

  • Company

    Elk & Vestigo Films

  • Contact

    Christoph Jörg

    chjorg@gmail.com

    9173469729

Meet the Artist

Panelist Name

Andreas Dalsgaard

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Director, producer, and writer Andreas Dalsgaard’s recent titles include The War Show, The Lost Leonardo, Hacking Hate, As the Tide Comes In, The Human Scale, and An Eye for an Eye. Awards include Venice Days, Tribeca Grand Prix, AFI Fest International Documentary Grand Jury Prize. Dalsgaard is founder and CEO of Elk Film.

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