Dark comedy heist film "The Man Who Stole Portugal" begins production with

James Nelson Joyce, Richard E. Grant and Dominic West star in "The Man Who Stole Portugal," a dark comedy period heist inspired by a real 20th-century financial fraud. Principal photography has begun, with director Thomas Napper helming the story of Alves Reis, a self-made outsider who perpetrates one of history's greatest cons. Beta Cinema launches sales at Cannes.

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