In 1642 Amsterdam was the richest city in the Western World. It was the year that saw the great artist Rembrandt fall from riches into poverty by painting his masterpiece: The Nightwatch. Greenaway's sinuous tale of murder and betrayal meticulously captures the incredible story.

This film is planned in combination with the lecture in Dutch on Thursday 22 January by Prof. dr. E van de Wetering about the Rembrandt Research Project.