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202124 minPG-13documentary

Framed

202124 minPG-13documentary

In 1986, Australia's most expensive painting, Picasso's The Weeping Woman, disappeared from the National Gallery of Victoria, leaving behind strange ransom notes and rumors.

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In 1986, Australia's most expensive painting, Picasso's The Weeping Woman, disappeared from the National Gallery of Victoria, leaving behind strange ransom notes and rumors.

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Corrin Grantdirector

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Marc Fennell investigates an art heist like no other. It's 1986 and Australia's most expensive painting has vanished from the National Gallery of Victoria. The only clues, a series of bizarre ransom notes and a city full of rumours. This is the true-crime story of Picasso's The Weeping Woman.

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