Five Percent

Five Percent (2023) — watch online on iFILM — is a Russian comedy directed by Dmitry Svetozarov, starring Yuri Stoyanov and Viktor Sukhorukov.

Nikolay Ferapontov was once a celebrated monumental sculptor of the Soviet era. Now he takes whatever work comes through. When a young art critic named Myasoedov pokes around his storage room and walks out convinced he's found lost masterpieces, Nikolay sees no reason to explain where the paintings actually came from — he takes credit. What follows is a run at money and recognition with an ever-shorter lead over the truth catching up behind him.

Stoyanov and Sukhorukov make a well-matched mismatched pair. The art-world con is a familiar genre beat, but the film keeps moving and knows when to stop. Stream Five Percent (2023) online on iFILM.