Sour Grapes

"True Story - Fake Wine"

2016 1h 26m EN

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7.2

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★7.3TMDB · 98🍅96%Rotten Tomatoes★7.2IMDB · 6,129

Documentary

Synopsis

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Controversy erupts when an unassuming young man floods the American wine market with fake vintages valued in the millions, bamboozling the wine world elite, in this humorous and suspenseful tale of an ingenious con on the eve of the 2008 stock market crash.

“True Story - Fake Wine”

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Cast

Rudy Kurniawan
Himself (archive footage)
Corie Brown
Self - food and wine writer
Laurent Ponsot
Himself
Jason Hernandez
Self - Prosecutor in the Rudy Kurniawan case
Jerome H. Mooney
Self - Rudy Kurniawan's defense attorney
Vincent Verdiramo
Self - Rudy Kurniawan's defense attorney
Bill Koch
Self - Businessman and collector
Arthur M. Sarkissian
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Reuben Atlas
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Reuben Atlas, shot by Simon Fanthorpe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor James Scott shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

CAST

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Rudy Kurniawan and Corie Brown and Laurent Ponsot carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "True Story - Fake Wine".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5728684 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 98 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Reuben Atlas directs. Simon Fanthorpe behind the camera. James Scott cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Directed by Reuben Atlas, shot by Simon Fanthorpe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor James Scott shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Rudy Kurniawan and Corie Brown and Laurent Ponsot carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "True Story - Fake Wine".
7IMDB entry: tt5728684 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 98 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.