The Hoax

• Comedy
• Drama

A meticulous and audacious con unfolds in 1970s America as a struggling writer fabricates the ultimate literary prize: the authorized biography of reclusive aviation mogul Howard Hughes. Driven by desperation and fueled by a simmering resentment toward the established art world, he constructs an elaborate deception, weaving a web of forged documents and carefully curated illusions. The film isn’t a fast-paced heist, but a slow-burn psychological study of a man consumed by ambition and the increasingly fraught relationship with his accomplice, blurring the lines between creative fabrication and outright criminality. It’s a darkly humorous portrayal of ego and the intoxicating power of successfully deceiving an entire nation, ultimately exploring the fragility of truth and the surprisingly easy allure of a manufactured legacy.