A sensational discovery opens the door to one of art history’s darkest chapters. Moving through four major exhibitions, this documentary follows the extraordinary Gurlitt collection and the masterpieces once looted, hidden or condemned by the Nazis. Picasso, Matisse, Renoir and Chagall emerge in a gripping story of persecution, secrecy and the fight to recover stolen art.

Rialto Recommends This is art history with the tension of a detective story. From Hitler’s campaign against so-called “degenerate” art to the astonishing Gurlitt discovery, the film traces masterpieces that survived persecution, theft and concealment. Rich with Picasso, Matisse, Renoir and Chagall, it is a fascinating journey through beauty, power and the uneasy legacy of stolen culture.