In Masterplan, Prime Video's French-Italian heist film, the Mona Lisa handed to buyer Van Klum is fake. The real painting survives and hangs in Trattoria Mona Lisa, a small Italian restaurant. The story follows thief Roger, hacker Chiara and explosives expert Jay after Roger hires them to steal the painting. According to WebWire's Prime Video announcement, the film premiered October 16, 2026 in more than 240 territories with Stanley Tucci, Simona Tabasco and Victor Belmondo in those roles Prime Video announcement.
Table of Contents
- What does Van Klum receive?
- Where is the real Mona Lisa?
- Why does Roger's family story matter?
- Did the tunnel heist really happen?
What does Van Klum receive?
Roger gives Van Klum a convincing forgery. According to the Digital Mafia Talkies breakdown, Roger calls it his best work and withholds the original on purpose Digital Mafia Talkies breakdown.
Van Klum first accepts the painting as seemingly real. He then reveals he never intended to let Roger leave alive. That threat turns Roger, Chiara and Jay into targets and forces Roger's surrender.
Where is the real Mona Lisa?
The real stolen painting hangs in plain sight on the restaurant wall. It sits among ordinary decor where customers can see it without recognizing its value.
Its fame is also its protection. A work that famous cannot be sold privately without exposure.
- Delivered to Van Klum: forgery
- Hanging in Trattoria Mona Lisa: original
- Reason it stays there: public fame blocks quiet resale
Why does Roger's family story matter?
Roger recruits Chiara and Jay by saying they are long-lost siblings and he is their father. He backs the claim with fake DNA results and a paid confirmation from Jay's mother.
The ending exposes that claim as a career-conman lie. Ready Steady Cut describes it as an exploitation of their professional trust and desire for family history. The betrayal explains why Chiara and Jay later must decide whether to rescue the man who conned them.
Did the tunnel heist really happen?
The film's tunnel route is fictional. It shows no quarry or sewer tunnel crossing under the Seine to the Louvre.
The comparison comes from Auralcrave, which contrasts the movie device with Vincenzo Peruggia's simple 1911 theft after hiding overnight in the museum historical comparison. Peruggia had fitted glass for paintings including the Mona Lisa as a former Louvre worker. The painting was later returned to the Louvre.