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I-- I just thought it was a joke and nobody would take it seriously, and I was wrong
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There Are No Fakes

I-- I just thought it was a jokeand nobody would take itseriously, and I was wrong

I-- I just thought it was a joke
and nobody would take it
seriously, and I was wrong

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I-- I just thought it was a joke and nobody would take it seriously, and I was wrong.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:30:35
Uploaded
Jun 11, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, crime
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

A painting, apparently the work of an iconic Native artist, leads the rockstar who buys it into the tragic, brutal world of an art forgery ring in Canada's far north.
All the art dealers were saying, "Oh, Joe, you gotta do something." - There Are No Fakes 00:16
All the art dealers were saying, "Oh, Joe, you gotta...
And this Joe Otavnik, even though I had the seventeen- million-dollar lawsuit, - There Are No Fakes 00:06
And this Joe Otavnik, even though I had the seventeen- milli...
My family came from nothing, from a little country called Slovenia, - There Are No Fakes 00:10
My family came from nothing, from a little country called Sl...
He has no connection with the art world, he said he was a risk management specialist. - There Are No Fakes 00:05
He has no connection with the art world, he said he was a ri...
But I also diversified into generators and combined heat and power systems. - There Are No Fakes 00:06
But I also diversified into generators and combined heat and...
He claims under oath that he has more than fifty Morrisseau paintings. - There Are No Fakes 00:05
He claims under oath that he has more than fifty Morrisseau ...
Young Thunderbird, exoskeleton style. Come on, I'll show you some more. - There Are No Fakes 00:06
Young Thunderbird, exoskeleton style. Come on, I'll sho...
I have probably around 35 Norval Morrisseau paintings. - There Are No Fakes 00:05
I have probably around 35 Norval Morrisseau paintings.
This is your typical Norval Morrisseau style too. - There Are No Fakes 00:05
This is your typical Norval Morrisseau style too.
There's the bird protecting the nest from the evil snake. - There Are No Fakes 00:04
There's the bird protecting the nest from the evil snak...
He gives all these paintings away to family and friends to be used as tax benefits. - There Are No Fakes 00:06
He gives all these paintings away to family and friends to b...
I just, uh, bought, it could be a K-mark special, for all I know. - There Are No Fakes 00:05
I just, uh, bought, it could be a K-mark special, for all I ...
And this here is my favourite one, Maurice "the Rocket" Richard. - There Are No Fakes 00:05
And this here is my favourite one, Maurice "the Rocket&...
He sued me for putting an image of his painting on the internet. - There Are No Fakes 00:06
He sued me for putting an image of his painting on the inter...
Anybody who has called my works fake, I've taken to court. - There Are No Fakes 00:05
Anybody who has called my works fake, I've taken to cou...
Ritchie Sinclair, - There Are No Fakes 00:07
Ritchie Sinclair,
And I think I sued Ritchie's roommate, too. I believe. - There Are No Fakes 00:06
And I think I sued Ritchie's roommate, too. I believe.
He sued my best and oldest friend, Mr. Garth Cole. - There Are No Fakes 00:04
He sued my best and oldest friend, Mr. Garth Cole.
-And wasn't that his lawyer? -Well-- - There Are No Fakes 00:07
-And wasn't that his lawyer? -Well--
Well, yes, well, his lawyer-- - There Are No Fakes 00:08
Well, yes, well, his lawyer--