The Forgery

An artist races to finish his forgery of a masterpiece while held captive in surreal, menacing splendor. Jos Federico Burgos is a failed painter turned forger trapped in surreal, an architectural masterpiece hidden behind high walls, an impish vagabond, and some very resourceful, very intimidating twinsForgery pays homage to greats like Juan Rulfo and Luis Barragn, traversing late 20th Century Guadalajara with the exuberance and eccentricity of an 18th Century picaresque.