India, Jan. 23 -- Netflix's movie The Big Fake isn't the kind of crime story you watch casually while scrolling on your phone. And you will soon know why. At the centre of it all is Antonio "Tony" Chichiarelli. As much as it appears, that name doesn't belong to fiction. Indeed, Chichiarelli was a real person. His life has been linked to Italy's criminal and political history. So The Big Fake true story is worth exploring.

This crime thriller's true story sounds almost cinematic on paper. The main character is a talented artist with a keen hand and lives in a city like Rome that both rewards and punishes ambition. However, the tidy, romantic notion of the struggling creative does not appeal to The Big Fake. Don't worry, it will make sense...