Film 'Forge' explores art forgery in Miami art scene

Jing Ai Ng's debut feature 'Forge' is a crime thriller set in South Florida, focusing on Chinese American siblings Coco and Raymond Zhang who forge early 20th-century landscapes and sell them as authentic. The film stars Andie Ju as Coco, Brandon Soo Hoo as Raymond, Kelly Marie Tran as FBI agent Emily, T.R. Knight as a credulous dealer, and Edmund Donovan as a wealthy heir. The plot thickens when the heir, whose inherited collection was destroyed by a hurricane, hires the siblings to create a new collection. The film explores themes of class struggle and cultural identity, with a soundtrack and aesthetic reminiscent of 'Miami Vice'. 'Forge' opens at Los Angeles's Landmark Nuart Theatre on 15 May and at New York's Quad Cinema on 22 May. The film joins another art-market film set in Miami, 'The Gallerist', starring Natalie Portman.