Directed by Giuseppe Capotondi with the screenplay adapted by Scott B. Smith from the novel of the same name by Charles Willeford, the American writer initially had the book published in 1971. The Burnt Orange Heresy is a modern version of the book, and the location changed from the Everglades of Florida to the shores of Lake Como in Italy.

Hired to steal a rare painting from one of the most enigmatic painters of all time, an ambitious art dealer becomes consumed by his greed and insecurity as the operation spins out of control.

The cast includes Elizabeth Debicki, Claes Bang, Donald Sutherland, and Mick Jagger.