Andrew Graham-Dixon confronts the worlds of high art and seriously organised crime to uncover the true story behind the greatest art heist of the 21st century. In December 2002, two priceless and historically important paintings were stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, in a brutal and audacious robbery by experienced, professional thieves.
But what happened to the masterpieces, and what is their use to criminals who can never sell or display them on the open market? Andrew travels across Europe, moving between the worlds of high art and low crime and meeting policemen, prosecutors and art experts to uncover just how the world of violent and organised crime makes extensive use of stolen art - and how lost masterpieces like these can be successfully recovered.

心理治疗师鲁本的梦境饱受“妖魔化”的名画侵扰，蒙娜丽莎、维纳斯全都成了骇人的噩梦怪物;若想一觉好眠，唯一的办法是偷走所有入侵他梦里的名画。为帮助鲁本脱离梦魇，他与四名身怀绝技的病人联手组团偷遍罗浮宫、泰特现代艺术馆等各大美术馆一场飞天遁地、瞒天过海的疯狂盗窃计划也就此展开...

库尔特（汤姆·希林 饰）的姨妈由于被认定精神不正常而被关进了集中营，并最终因纳粹医生卡尔（塞巴斯蒂安·科赫 饰）的核准被送入了毒气室。成年后的库尔特进入了美术学院深造，一次偶然，库尔特邂逅了名为艾利（葆拉·贝尔 饰）的女孩，美丽活泼的艾利渐渐的治愈了库尔特内心的伤痕，当两人鼓起勇气想要将关系再推进一步时，却遭到了艾利父亲的强烈反对……毕业后的库尔特当了一名东德的专业画家，并幸运地在柏林墙建成之前与妻子艾利一同逃往了西德。之后，库尔特进入了杜塞尔多夫美术学院就读，家庭生活的压抑和在创作上迟迟无法突破的苦闷，最终让库尔特寻找到了只属于自己的艺术之路。