When the Nazis took over Vienna prior to the Second World War, they stole countless, priceless artefacts. One of these artefacts was the Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, and an Austrian Holocaust survivor has the perfect claim to it. Maria Altmann (Helen Mirren) hires Randol Schoenberg (Ryan Reynolds), a lawyer of Austrian decent, to help her become once again acquainted with the famous painting of her aunt. The problem is, that the painting is held in a Vienna art gallery, and the Austrian government are adamant in keeping the national treasure. Altmann, on the other hand, is desperate to get back what is rightfully hers.
Altmann broached the subject to Schoenberg in a café, asking if he would take the case as part of a hobby. When he reveals that there are no hobbies in his line of work, she takes him to her house to show him a picture of the painting, and reveals the reason for her wanting the painting - she must maintain a small piece of the past in order to teach the future. 'Woman in Gold' is set to be released in the US on 3rd April 2015.
Starring: Helen Mirren, Ryan Reynolds, Daniel Bruhl, Katie Holmes, Max Irons, Elizabeth McGovern, Tatiana Maslany, Charles Dance, Antje Traue, Frances Fisher, Neve Gachev, Jonathan Pryce, Moritz Bleibtreu, Anthony Howell, Tom Schilling, Henry Goodman, Allan Corduner, Richard Reid, Rolf Saxon